Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 294-005
Date: Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 6:13 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-005

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[3:33] Somebody lost their knife.
[4:04] I am fine with it.
[4:05] We'll make the announcement then, okay?
[4:12] Everybody's now so panting to go that they want me to go, is that right?
[4:14] Maybe we just won't bother going then.
[4:16] I mean, I thought George was going to be there, but anyway, I'm not so anxious to... What do you mean, end the speculation?
[4:23] Who's speculating?
[4:24] I'm not speculating about it.
[4:33] Okay.
[4:34] George, tell him that I was all set today, but I've got a meeting tomorrow, and I'm trying to change now, and I'll know by 437.
[4:43] You can't do that.
[4:52] But don't do it in a crawling way if you don't mind.
[4:57] All right, okay.
[4:58] Okay, I'd rather, I just don't like the idea of being, you know, blackmailed into their side of the record.
[5:03] It's gone on the last night or something.
[5:07] We'll do it one way or the other, but I don't think you can do it in a way where you can affect the, what conditions are we putting in on my going about, am I the only speaker tomorrow?
[5:17] Are we doing anything about that?
[5:20] I don't know what you're talking about.
[5:25] I don't know what you're talking about.
[8:46] Did you want to be over now?