On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:33 pm to 5:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-032 of the White House Tapes.
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I didn't want to raise that question on myself.
Basically, he had a very difficult problem on his teeth.
He had a problem with being an alcoholic.
He had a problem with alcohol and his teeth.
geometrically escalated problem.
And that we all should be given a hold on to.
You know, we've heard of an Afro-Catholic, we've seen one, we've seen a lot of children out there.
And by the way, you happen to have a chance to talk to Don about the studies and the treatment of others.
Yeah, I've headed to somebody around
He needs to be called Frank for that matter.
You can't be Frank because it's Frank.
He said, it's great.
We need a hell of a long time.
We don't claim to be Frank.
So the camel was there.
Now, if you bring me the advice of a totally new man, do you want to go through it?
That was the major reason, frankly, for my...
My brothers, as I told you, not to shift on, recognized me in the campaign.
And, alas, at least I know it.
Now, coffee, coffee, coffee apparently has organizational problems.
Yes.
Yes.
But the point about Coffey is that Coffey, when he was around, he's somewhat like Steve Bullock.
He's extremely easy on people.
He smiles.
He doesn't smile.
He doesn't talk.
He just knows how to melt the woodwork.
And I couldn't accept it.
Well, I don't really feel he's the best man.
He does say that he's going to have to leave some travel and contact with the United States.
I don't know if he wants to do that, but he's so concerned about being an American director.
And I just think of his investment.
I think that he's definitely an American director.
He's definitely an American director.
Nell Yates was just fine doing this one.
She isn't as bad as she was in the United States.
But I'll go as far as I can.
Mark is the judge.
She can do it without me.
She knows it all.
She can do it, I think, probably almost as long as I can.
She can just sit there in her office.
get on the telephone, call people, be a BLA, you know, that sort of thing, that's the charity, and be basically any second secretary, rather than, you know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,
The singing was a hell of a burden, I must say.
She's not a kid anymore.
She's still a pilot.
I don't know if she's going to come through.
I'm sure she's not going to.
I don't know if she's going to.
I don't know if she's going to.
Her problem is not that she's not a kid anymore.
It's her outlaw.
I don't know if she's going to come through.
I don't know if she's going to come through.
I don't know if she's going to come through.
It's not quite as good, but I think you just go in there.
You know, I always make a few little remarks, and you just say, push my name on the second floor, of course.
I really should not have helped the fighters.
What do you think of not shaking their hand?
But Graham himself said, no.
But it wouldn't mean a great loss if it didn't feel good.
Right, 2% of the people.