Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 287-003
Date: Monday, October 11, 1971 at 8:57 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-003

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Well, it looks like a senator knows how to lobby for the court, doesn't it?
[0:06] 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.
[0:30] You know that?
[0:31] Uh-huh.
[0:32] So I said, well, and then I said, well, Bob, it's a funny thing.
[0:38] Because I didn't want them to hear it.
[0:40] And then I said, you know, Wayne, I said, this is it.
[0:45] completely without your, any knowledge of what you had done to me, Attorney General, I talked about you this morning.
[0:50] So we were at least ahead of him.
[0:53] 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.
[1:15] I'll tell you one thing, John.
[1:45] It certainly shakes them up a little, doesn't it, though, doesn't it?
[1:50] They knock down our friend's pot, and a bird comes out who has no, just with being a lawyer, to breathe.
[2:02] And, you know, that's awesome.
[2:05] But on the other hand, I'll tell you, if it comes to that, you know one thing, he sure is gonna be tough.
[2:11] And he's to the right of me, I'm afraid.
[2:14] God almighty.
[2:17] Yeah.
[2:18] Yeah.
[2:19] More often, too.
[2:22] I get to work with them all.
[2:24] I go to get more calls and see what they're listening to.
[2:32] Yeah.
[2:32] That's my guest.
[2:42] 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?
[3:03] Okay, now.
[3:05] Yeah.
[3:05] And then, you know, set our names up after that.
[3:07] The ABA.
[3:08] The ABA.
[3:19] And do you think we could have a question?
[3:28] Do you think we could shoot for something?
[3:31] What do you think we could shoot for something to the Senate?
[3:40] I've asked about it, if I may, to a
[3:44] I will not indicate, but I will not indicate that my son is doing good.
[3:58] Right.
[4:16] or you want to.
[4:17] I'll just say we're going to send the nominations up, okay?
[4:24] I'm glad to keep the game a little open on this, aren't you?
[4:27] I mean, it's hard to urge them to just let it ramble around a little bit up there.
[4:33] 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.
[4:46] He's a lawyer.
[4:47] I know, I know.
[4:52] I hope Chief Justice will be reading over it.
[4:59] Yeah.
[4:59] Well, I'll tell you, I think I'll be glad if Johnny would do it again.
[5:09] I think he's still a historian and he's very good at it.
[5:16] 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.
[5:28] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[5:36] Okay, right on, right.