Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 400-005
Date: Monday, January 22, 1973 at 2:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/400-005

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[0:00] I've got a prediction though, so you can go.
[0:10] In fact, there's one in the garage.
[0:11] It's worth like $2,000.
[0:28] The question I raise is whether or not
[1:01] Well, I'm thinking, right now, there's an over-exposure, an over-insertion.
[1:35] My fellow, Richard, a few days ago, Steve, Jeff, and I, we were on Saturday, and I'm glad we are here today.
[1:57] It's a real question of how much you really put on the plate.
[1:58] That's very important.
[1:59] That's because I'm watching John all the time, as I said, because he's not aware of how much I put on the stage.
[2:01] Of course, I'll take more than a few hours.
[2:02] Well,
[2:03] If they can get something that I have a history with, that I will not have to deliver to any other people at all, I don't think I was going to be the writer on it.
[2:27] That's the point.
[2:27] That's the point.
[2:28] Yeah.
[2:28] That's it.
[2:28] That's it.
[2:28] I'll put it on the top of my card.
[2:29] Alright.
[2:29] I'll office it.
[2:29] I'll office it.
[2:30] I'll office it.
[2:30] It's going to be down for some reason.
[2:31] Hold on.
[2:31] Hold on.
[2:33] That's one thing that I suppose we've done.
[2:51] I think we've hired up a lot of others, but there are no certain things that might not go very well.
[2:53] And I know that's what we're approaching.
[2:54] We did not agree on that.
[2:55] We're trusting about 2,000 players, perhaps, and 17 more or so.
[2:56] Yeah, okay.
[2:57] The most money, $300,000 is money, but not quite $800,000.
[3:21] Just about $3,000.
[3:22] Well, I'll talk a little bit, John, about the fact that the client didn't care about the order.
[3:24] I just wanted to know whether it was going to be a hell of a lot of my life in terms of trying to prepare it.
[3:27] He's a good writer.
[3:33] He's one of the best writers, yeah.
[3:35] Christian, well, you know what?