Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 278-032
Date: Sunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:33 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-032

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[0:00] I didn't want to raise that question on myself.
[0:28] Basically, he had a very difficult problem on his teeth.
[0:35] He had a problem with being an alcoholic.
[0:41] He had a problem with alcohol and his teeth.
[0:48] geometrically escalated problem.
[0:51] And that we all should be given a hold on to.
[0:55] You know, we've heard of an Afro-Catholic, we've seen one, we've seen a lot of children out there.
[1:05] And by the way, you happen to have a chance to talk to Don about the studies and the treatment of others.
[1:13] Yeah, I've headed to somebody around
[1:16] He needs to be called Frank for that matter.
[1:21] You can't be Frank because it's Frank.
[1:25] He said, it's great.
[1:26] We need a hell of a long time.
[1:28] We don't claim to be Frank.
[1:32] So the camel was there.
[1:35] Now, if you bring me the advice of a totally new man, do you want to go through it?
[1:40] That was the major reason, frankly, for my...
[1:44] My brothers, as I told you, not to shift on, recognized me in the campaign.
[1:49] And, alas, at least I know it.
[1:52] Now, coffee, coffee, coffee apparently has organizational problems.
[1:58] Yes.
[2:01] Yes.
[2:02] But the point about Coffey is that Coffey, when he was around, he's somewhat like Steve Bullock.
[2:10] He's extremely easy on people.
[2:14] He smiles.
[2:16] He doesn't smile.
[2:17] He doesn't talk.
[2:18] He just knows how to melt the woodwork.
[2:22] And I couldn't accept it.
[2:26] Well, I don't really feel he's the best man.
[2:30] He does say that he's going to have to leave some travel and contact with the United States.
[2:37] I don't know if he wants to do that, but he's so concerned about being an American director.
[2:41] And I just think of his investment.
[2:43] I think that he's definitely an American director.
[2:47] He's definitely an American director.
[2:50] Nell Yates was just fine doing this one.
[2:52] She isn't as bad as she was in the United States.
[2:55] But I'll go as far as I can.
[2:57] Mark is the judge.
[2:58] She can do it without me.
[3:00] She knows it all.
[3:01] She can do it, I think, probably almost as long as I can.
[3:07] She can just sit there in her office.
[3:10] 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,
[3:29] The singing was a hell of a burden, I must say.
[3:30] She's not a kid anymore.
[3:33] She's still a pilot.
[3:34] I don't know if she's going to come through.
[3:38] I'm sure she's not going to.
[3:40] I don't know if she's going to.
[3:42] I don't know if she's going to.
[3:44] Her problem is not that she's not a kid anymore.
[3:48] It's her outlaw.
[3:48] I don't know if she's going to come through.
[3:50] I don't know if she's going to come through.
[3:51] I don't know if she's going to come through.
[3:53] It's not quite as good, but I think you just go in there.
[4:03] You know, I always make a few little remarks, and you just say, push my name on the second floor, of course.
[4:18] I really should not have helped the fighters.
[4:28] What do you think of not shaking their hand?
[4:33] But Graham himself said, no.
[4:36] But it wouldn't mean a great loss if it didn't feel good.
[4:45] Right, 2% of the people.