Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 441-005
Date: Monday, June 4, 1973 at 9:12 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/441-005

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[0:00] Well, I've been through this economic paper and so forth, and I don't feel these guys are ready for a meeting.
[0:07] Yeah.
[0:08] Yeah.
[0:13] Well, I guess they can put all the stuff I have to do today, you know, whether or not they want to put the band meeting off for Friday.
[0:21] If George is leaving for Europe, is that the problem?
[0:28] It's not the Tuesday either.
[0:31] I think it would be better for me if we could.
[0:34] You know, and I clear my day, I want to get this damn thing cleaned up, because I think we could be in a better frame of mind.
[0:39] What do you think?
[0:41] Let them meet today.
[0:42] Let them meet and say that I want to meet with them when they're more in shape.
[0:45] But I want them to come up, as Connelly did, and David, with a program.
[0:49] Goddamn if they could.
[0:51] And if there are those that disagree, they're fine.
[0:55] I think science paper is the best.
[0:57] I read it.
[0:58] And I kind of like it.
[0:59] I think the combination of one and three is probably it.
[1:03] I think the breeze is out now.
[1:05] I looked at it, and 38 reasons I'm thinking about that.
[1:08] It's no good for the public relations even.
[1:10] It looks too short.
[1:11] And it's going to have one hell of a bad effect.
[1:15] So I rule that out and tell George the breeze is out.
[1:19] Because the gas tax is out, period.
[1:23] But all the other things can be in.
[1:26] So you can either way tell them to rule out the gas tax, rule out the breeze.
[1:30] And don't mix energy into this package.
[1:33] All of the energy taken out of this into another package.
[1:35] Is that fair enough?
[1:37] Okay, have them meet today, and I'll meet with them tomorrow.
[1:41] It could be, you got some time tomorrow?
[1:45] No?
[1:46] It's bizarre over there, running through that stuff.
[1:50] All right, you'll get to me as soon as you get some time.
[1:53] You got some time tomorrow?
[2:02] No?
[2:03] It's bizarre over there, runnin' through that stuff.
[2:07] All right, you'll get to me as soon as you get the time.