Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 298-033
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1971 at 5:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-033

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[0:02] Thank you.
[0:06] Would you try to get a whole bull or Alex to tell him that I just can't take any more calls from him on anything, anything, unless, one exception, unless it has something to do with the table, right?
[0:27] Because that's what I'm really worried or concerned about instead.
[0:30] Or I just try to keep talking about the truth and he doesn't know goddamn what he's up to.
[0:32] And Larry, of course, and I just call him directly, and I'm just not going to talk to him about it.
[0:35] And they get many calls over each other, come in, just say, I'm sorry, I'm tied up.
[0:53] We've got a crisis in the paperwork.
[0:54] I'm just tied up.
[0:54] I just can't be interrupted on this.
[0:57] I'm just on that for the rest of the day.
[0:58] And I spend an hour on agriculture.
[0:59] Okay.
[0:59] Can you handle that?
[0:59] You get a little better yet?
[1:00] Yeah.
[1:00] Really good?
[1:00] Yeah.
[1:01] Doesn't want to hear it.
[1:01] No.
[1:01] No.
[1:06] The idea of being an internationalist.
[1:30] Yeah.
[1:30] Well, it was a pretty goddamn national struggle in Mexico, though.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:33] Yeah.
[1:33] Well, let's, uh, when Connolly gets back, we ask him about it.
[1:52] Sure.
[1:52] Well, those facts we can't inform on.
[1:53] Uh, but you could do that with the planet.
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[2:18] I don't.
[2:22] I don't.
[2:25] I don't.
[2:26] And you see, Kennedy isn't sophisticated enough to look it over, but I don't know any jurors very well.
[2:37] He's a doctrinaire right-winger who just can't have any in that job, and that's all there is to it.
[2:39] I think Blanigan's the best man.
[2:40] Blanigan, the main thing is, I just need somebody in the job who'll work with Kissinger and Charles.
[2:43] you know we're part of the team i just don't think i don't want another another three-hander oh it's a hello and important assignment
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[3:34] My deal with them is that they're doing a lot of great things.
[3:50] On the contrary, I think they like it.
[3:55] The business council types are always one of them.
[3:56] See, he's got an international type of business, and I've met all of them.
[4:01] Thank you.
[4:01] Anything else?
[4:02] They had a very good book this time.
[4:03] Okay, fine, fine.