Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 416-003 Date: Thursday, March 1, 1973 at 1:15 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob") Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-003 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:04] Well, tonight, I think we got it. [0:11] This is extra. [0:14] We should all be at the same round table. [0:17] But if you want it in a square table, what do you want? [0:25] No, round tables. [0:27] All right, fine. [0:28] What do you have in mind? [0:30] Your table, right next to it. [0:31] This is roughly what you want to do. [0:36] See what she wants and she would prefer to be at my table. [1:05] That's what she made her to be at the table with me and then just throw off, but it wouldn't be the way to get out of there. [1:18] I'd rather think, no, no, that's what it would seem to work out. [1:24] But it's her choice that I have no feeling about. [1:29] Same thing as junior night. [1:35] I don't want [2:04] What about this? [2:13] You're not going to have a Republican leadership meeting this week. [2:34] You better run that by Yes, sir. [2:40] I just want to have In regard to this leadership, the purpose of having [3:04] . [3:06] . [3:07] . [3:08] . [3:34] It's that much. [3:39] But my point is, why don't we have this Republican leadership meeting so that we can say, we can't talk about it. [3:53] We can't talk about it. [3:54] We'll all sit around. [3:55] They want to avoid discussing anything that's a problem. [3:58] It's a horrible trajectory, you know, of this government leadership that they love to talk to. [4:00] Why not bring them an errand? [4:01] We're kind of stronger than Scott in many ways. [4:04] It's an errand. [4:07] I don't prefer it, except that I don't think labor is due to the fact that they've got to be doing the rest. [4:27] They just may be in the middle of it. [4:29] This is a decision that should be made by this plan. [4:30] We can talk to Tim and say, I like this. [4:34] I like how we're going to do this. [4:36] Okay. [4:50] Okay. [4:51] Okay. [5:05] It's all right. [5:06] The schedule's all right. [5:09] Just ask. [5:16] Yes, sir. [5:19] Scott Gordon or other names. [5:20] Scott Gordon. [5:22] All right. [5:24] Why not? [5:25] And then why not the whole group? [5:30] But I thought it was whatever. [5:33] All of it. [5:36] Bye.