Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 283-024
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:10 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-024

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[0:00] Uh, I'm between grass now.
[0:12] Is there anything that, uh, anybody's, uh, waiting to see about the moment?
[0:16] It's done that way.
[0:16] We, we just have this customer on here, as I remember, that I told you that it's never been done before, where the president says, you're the one who's done that.
[0:20] He said, I'm gonna brief him or something.
[0:21] I think I always said, true.
[0:21] I don't know.
[0:21] I don't know.
[0:22] I had a shot on it.
[0:44] I had three mistakes.
[0:49] With all of our efforts, we'll still come up with new leaders.
[1:16] I think the idea, frankly, I think they've gone overboard with what they do.
[1:19] I've seen any guy ever do that.
[1:42] I've made one.
[1:42] I've made one.
[1:42] I've made one.
[1:43] I've made one.
[1:43] I've made one.
[1:43] I've made one.
[1:44] I've made one.
[1:44] I've made one.
[1:45] But on this one, well, the main thing here is to get people that can make it work and not to get people that we're unsure of, you know, to put them on.
[2:10] So he's got some great experience in this field.
[2:11] So I doubt, nevertheless, I'll buy that.
[2:12] He could be a hell of a good man.
[2:12] I don't know.
[2:13] I don't know.
[2:13] I think I particularly like his, like I told you, the great ears.
[2:15] that's reaching quite a bit, but it's there.
[2:32] And also, it's got the great gear and the peace thing.
[2:34] I said, well, I do, of course, want to thank you for this year's return.
[2:35] By God, we ought to be saying it's a great year.
[2:36] But Bob had compared this with the draft that the council had prepared.
[2:38] You saw the other one.
[2:38] It doesn't show you, though, that the powers be great.
[2:40] It's still in session.
[2:42] He sat there.
[3:06] He's so damn smart.
[3:06] But also, he improved on it a lot.
[3:07] He brought in some ideas.
[3:07] I'm not sure.
[3:08] 12, maybe 12, 12, 14.
[3:08] That's all right.
[3:08] It's based a little bit on me.
[3:09] I'm sorry about that.
[3:09] Anybody else?
[3:11] Yeah, yeah.
[3:29] The situation is probably going to be easy down there.
[3:32] So I'm back here.
[3:32] I'm going to camp there.
[3:33] I'll end up near there and drive in.
[3:33] The chopper is on.
[3:34] Yeah, the chopper is apparently aware of things.
[3:35] It's probably hiring on and on.
[3:35] I'm going to go up there.
[3:43] I don't want to worry about it.
[4:15] Thank you.