Conversation 287-003

TapeTape 287StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 8:57 AMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 9:05 AMTape start time00:03:07Tape end time00:12:42ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Mitchell, John N.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:57 am to 9:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 287-3

Date: October 11, 1971
Time: 8:57 am - 9:05 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

[See Conversation No. 11-26]

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Hello.
Well, it looks like a senator knows how to lobby for the court, doesn't it?
I was, uh, you know, you're right down there with me, and I said, uh, I know, I don't know whether he was talking about the court, and I said, you know, Bob, you're in Maine, and he said, he said I was probably Eastland, even probably Eastland, apparently.
You know that?
Uh-huh.
So I said, well, and then I said, well, Bob, it's a funny thing.
Because I didn't want them to hear it.
And then I said, you know, Wayne, I said, this is it.
completely without your, any knowledge of what you had done to me, Attorney General, I talked about you this morning.
So we were at least ahead of him.
I told him what the problems were, and I said, and he said, well, there's a plan on that, but he said, I said, the bar, the problem, I said, and he said, well, I checked, and he said, of course, he said, I don't think he expected me to do it.
I'll tell you one thing, John.
It certainly shakes them up a little, doesn't it, though, doesn't it?
They knock down our friend's pot, and a bird comes out who has no, just with being a lawyer, to breathe.
And, you know, that's awesome.
But on the other hand, I'll tell you, if it comes to that, you know one thing, he sure is gonna be tough.
And he's to the right of me, I'm afraid.
God almighty.
Yeah.
Yeah.
More often, too.
I get to work with them all.
I go to get more calls and see what they're listening to.
Yeah.
That's my guest.
Yeah, because we didn't, of course, we don't always say a thing, and actually, I took off, and I took the next one, and we could resurface off, and hopefully, I don't know, who else could have done it?
Okay, now.
Yeah.
And then, you know, set our names up after that.
The ABA.
The ABA.
And do you think we could have a question?
Do you think we could shoot for something?
What do you think we could shoot for something to the Senate?
I've asked about it, if I may, to a
I will not indicate, but I will not indicate that my son is doing good.
Right.
or you want to.
I'll just say we're going to send the nominations up, okay?
I'm glad to keep the game a little open on this, aren't you?
I mean, it's hard to urge them to just let it ramble around a little bit up there.
Yeah, because if you're a guy, it's not like you're there regurgitating all over the place, you know, compared to the bird, he's a flaming liberal.
He's a lawyer.
I know, I know.
I hope Chief Justice will be reading over it.
Yeah.
Well, I'll tell you, I think I'll be glad if Johnny would do it again.
I think he's still a historian and he's very good at it.
But I think what it always ought to be with you and my kids a little bit, and that's what I want to talk about.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, right on, right.