Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 334-021
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:23 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-021

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[0:06] Oh, with regard to the instrumentic things that you use, I'm perfectly willing to do anything, except I get sort of in horror at getting this too given to me.
[0:32] And, you know, I'll do it otherwise.
[0:33] I'll figure out something.
[0:33] I just don't think it might go through a version, you know.
[0:35] It's not right to do much more than that.
[0:42] The thing is this.
[1:06] Assuming I can work out the do or be, I don't think I should do something right now.
[1:11] I don't think you say on Saturday, this Saturday is mine.
[1:13] And I don't want her to know.
[1:39] I don't want her to know.
[1:40] I don't want her to know.
[1:41] I don't want her to know.
[1:41] I don't want her to know.
[1:42] And then I would not do the eulogy.
[1:56] And of course, Elson will be a stiff, purely harmless kind of man.
[1:59] Maybe I should still do the eulogy.
[2:01] All right, all right.
[2:06] You can do it.
[2:06] Do it.
[2:07] I'd agree to do it, Elson.
[2:07] But I've got to do the eulogy, and I've got to tell her.
[2:08] Fair enough.
[2:08] Elson will know to tell her.
[2:09] It's a burial, private, and I do not do the eulogy.
[2:11] That's correct.
[2:15] Can I appoint you?
[2:22] Oh, good.
[2:23] How does mine just do it?
[2:29] Yes, sir.
[2:34] And then not send a nominee.
[2:37] Yeah.
[2:38] Should be sent by... Yeah, should be.
[2:39] We don't want anything.
[2:40] We want the hero of the cause, and it should be made by whoever is the... after the election, by the...
[2:46] I believe the appointment should not be made in an election year.
[3:08] Prior to an election.
[3:10] Immediately prior to an election.
[3:13] It should be made after an election.
[3:14] I know, I can still say that.
[3:21] Yeah, it'll be made after the auction.
[3:38] Okay.
[3:38] All right, fine.
[3:38] What else does he say?
[3:39] Yeah, well, let's do Craig.
[3:39] Craig.
[3:39] Let him.
[3:41] Let him appoint him.
[3:42] Let him just name Craig.
[3:42] That's right.
[3:43] Put him in there.
[3:43] That's right.
[3:45] Great.
[3:49] No commitment.
[3:54] That's right.
[4:00] I'm pleased that we can do that without my having to get such a confirmation at this point.
[4:04] Okay.
[4:04] But, yeah, get that in.
[4:05] Get that in.
[4:05] Train.
[4:06] Get that in a train and get somebody to prepare it for the Burlington, for example.
[4:26] That's my view.
[4:26] And that's a very strong view to the contrary.
[4:33] Let's try to get something done today.
[4:34] I wonder, if you don't today, the day you die,
[4:36] We should listen to it tomorrow morning.
[4:47] I think, no, oh, I agree.
[4:49] I think it should be done tomorrow.
[4:52] I think it should be done tomorrow.
[4:54] Yeah, but I don't think it should be done while the guy's not in the grave, you know what I mean?
[4:57] He's not even in the funeral parlor.
[4:58] No, I'd do it tomorrow morning.
[4:58] Let's do it tomorrow morning, definitely.
[4:59] Then we can get it well planned and well-organized.
[5:00] Come on.
[5:01] So let's go through it a little bit now.
[5:03] Okay, fine.