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Conversation 311-048

TapeTape 311StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 3:58 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 4:07 PMTape start time02:33:21Tape end time02:39:35ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-48

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 3:58 pm - 4:07 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 17-148]
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But what I mean is that both are very bad in terms of that.
I had fun.
So I would do a lot of things with my own business.
Every time I get there, I should just deal with it.
If they didn't have enough to like come on in, I would just go in and do it.
Because that's what you have to do.
You see yourself so much, you're driving like a wall.
And you don't want to have to be attacked
Ok, bye Henry.
Bye bye.
See you later.
I'll tell you what, the night after 10.30, I will be unavailable by phone.
And if you have any calls, come up to me.
Unless there's one from, uh, maybe Patricia or Julie, I can see you there.
If you have any other calls, there will be an important call.
Okay.
Thank you for watching.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Hello.
I can't fire.
Do you think I can do that?
I can, you know.
Well, Roger's in the house.
Well, he likes it there.
He'll probably have those helicopters around.
Good.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I had the same feeling, you know.
I mean, I talked to Connelly on Christmas.
On Christmas, and he was in good shape.
And I, uh...
But I, uh... And he should.
God damn it, he looks good.
But, uh...
I didn't call him.
And I went and having that dinner is what I did, too, because that gives me a chance to see each other.
You want to put the rest, one of these damn things, you can put the rest of them all back.
It's like a...
It's just a piece of... You guys were saying the reaction to the bomb, you know, in the southern, you know, that one with George Mayon, Eddie, I don't know, I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
You've got to watch Cosen on that, because he said to read the wires, you know.
And then he says, well, we've got to get an answer for that.
God damn it, nobody should read the wires.
We've got to wait.
Yeah.
Yeah, because they have to get it out in such a hurry.
And then to do it with a balanced report.
I'm utterly convinced that the...
I like to have maybe every day the one story that we really ought to respond to.
And then I like to have about once a week, well, here's the news of the week for us.
You see what I mean?
I think you really need balancing of that.
You just say, here's the main color of the story.
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