Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 282-020
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1971 at 4:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-020

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[0:01] This John Brown, the former staff secretary, got a sort of collage of pictures with only signatures.
[0:09] This goes in the center.
[0:10] He could sign, since he recognized us.
[0:12] Just right across the center, right there.
[0:14] Right here?
[0:14] Yes, sir.
[0:15] Or up there.
[0:15] Up there is fine, too.
[0:19] Yeah, it's a little clear right there.
[0:22] And this is just...
[0:35] Lucy asked me to remind you of the upstairs family hang, and she thinks that's going to be awfully crowded.
[0:39] We tried to get 18 people in there.
[0:41] Well, there were 16 on the list of barbecues to us this morning, and we added Henry Kernison.
[0:47] From Shakespeare, that's 18 in the head of it.
[0:53] Well, we have to count the rest.
[0:56] Here we go.
[1:02] Bob, we'll have to cut that list down.
[1:04] I didn't realize you were up to 18.
[1:05] Alex Schuster told me that.
[1:10] I didn't want that many of the manly diners that's got to be around.
[1:19] Yeah.
[1:19] Well, fine, fine.
[1:21] Well, I just mentioned I'll approve the list then, okay?
[1:22] You haven't asked anybody yet?
[1:25] Oh, fine, no problem.
[1:26] I'll check the list out.
[1:27] I'll get it done as well.
[1:43] Who else?
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[2:18] I'll tell you what, it's really whoever George thinks can do it.
[2:23] Now, George is the ideal man to do it himself.
[2:25] He just ought to take the man that's closest to him, that he can control.
[2:31] Okay?
[2:31] Okay, okay.
[2:32] You got the list, please?
[2:34] No, no, no.
[2:34] I've got it down to 12, I guess, and it's just my own dinner.
[2:37] And I want it upstairs for other reasons.
[2:40] Good.
[2:43] Normally, we would not have a salad for a small study like this.
[2:50] We don't sell it.
[2:51] We normally have only two wines rather than three, although there is a fish course.
[2:54] We know it's a lot of course, so maybe one thing.
[3:09] Wines.
[3:09] But how many they can pay for this family dining?
[3:11] They can pay 16, I'm sure.
[3:14] Lucy says 12.
[3:16] Christmas.
[3:17] She's gun-shy.
[3:17] She said she knew that the cigarette I watched before 10 was a mask.
[3:21] What is it?
[3:21] But that's for 10.
[3:22] I feel certain it was for probably 14.
[3:26] We want to put it upstairs for other reasons.
[3:29] You could have a couple of those fellas made interpreters.
[3:36] Oh, they are.
[3:36] I'm going to have them sit on the table.
[3:42] I'm not going to.
[3:43] I only have one interpreter.
[3:45] If we have that one.
[3:46] One interpreter.
[3:47] There's nothing.
[3:49] There's nothing to worry about.
[3:52] And for the coffee, of course, would you want to have it right here at the table?
[3:56] Yes, we probably will.
[3:57] We'll drop this at the table.
[4:01] You get me the list and I'll pick it off, okay?
[4:08] Except for the Japanese, the Kishi of the Ueshiba should be invited as ambassador.
[4:20] That's all I have on the Japanese side.
[4:24] It's Kishi of Ueshiba.
[4:30] Well, or maybe one more.
[4:33] Just tell them they have three.
[4:36] That's all.