Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 328-032
Date: Monday, April 3, 1972 at 3:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-032

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[0:00] I'll have you take a report on that speech.
[0:22] Yeah.
[0:22] I don't want to make a commitment, but I'll be another possibility to hurt me.
[0:24] How about having John do it?
[0:24] John Connolly.
[0:25] And I think that makes it better for me, but I think he doesn't really expect me to be more precise.
[0:47] I'm not sure of anything.
[0:48] Well, that's all right.
[0:48] You've got to find out whether... Well, now, Bob, if he takes this issue, it's going to be...
[0:54] It may be...
[0:54] It's going to be...
[0:56] Yeah, well, we've got to be very sure.
[1:13] If he is, I don't think I can do it.
[1:16] I mean, I really don't think so.
[1:18] I mean, I don't think the president and the vice president are going to have to do the same thing.
[1:20] Do you agree?
[1:20] All right.
[1:21] Now they can check with him on going Thursday.
[1:21] And he healed because he wanted to put him away.
[1:22] Right.
[1:23] He told him on Thursday, the vice president.
[1:25] Well, that's a good substitute.
[1:37] Yeah.
[1:37] Right, right.
[1:41] Now, what is the situation on the conference?
[1:48] We'd have to do it in the morning.
[1:49] Well, fine.
[1:50] We ought to do it at 11.
[1:51] Maybe that's a good time.
[1:52] Right, right, right, right, right.
[1:53] John is checking with Conley.
[1:57] Okay, how about officials here today?
[2:23] All right, okay.
[2:23] Who's going forward?
[2:23] Oh, that's all right.
[2:24] All right, good, that is good.
[2:29] And I'll see you tomorrow sometime.
[2:49] We've got to be 10 to 12, 3 or 4, 8 to 11.
[2:50] Shall I make a date?
[2:51] Shall I make a date?
[2:52] I see.
[2:52] Yeah, well, I'll probably make a date.
[2:53] That's better.
[2:53] You've got to see your father.
[2:54] You've got to see your father.
[2:54] You've got to see your father.
[2:55] You've got to see your father.
[2:58] I don't know.
[3:20] I don't know.
[3:27] I don't know.
[3:27] I don't know.
[3:27] I don't want to catch him in the middle because his name isn't finished.
[3:50] So we can tell him that.
[3:50] He's got this name.
[3:50] But you have to make a decision.
[3:51] You have to make a decision.
[3:52] You have to make a decision.
[3:52] You have to make a decision.
[3:53] You have to make a decision.
[3:53] You have to make a decision.
[3:54] You have to make a decision.
[3:55] You have to make a decision.
[3:56] unless there's something urgent to do.
[4:18] No, no, this is important.
[4:19] But why don't you go out over the things with me?
[4:20] But I'm going to be working with Henry for a long time.
[4:21] If he can get this finished, then give me a, give me a ring.
[4:22] He's clearly calm.
[4:22] He's calm.
[4:23] He's got a situation.
[4:23] He's got a situation.
[4:24] He's got a situation.
[4:24] He's got a situation.
[4:24] He's got a situation.
[4:25] He's got a situation.
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[4:53] Are you uh, do you have any people who uh,
[5:23] Yeah, uh, I don't know.
[5:32] No.
[5:32] No.