Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 464-001
Date: Monday, March 8, 1971 at 12:06 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kinsley, Daniel T.; Horton, Bill; Malek, Frederic V.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/464-001

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[0:00] He was in a different category.
[0:02] He isn't the greatest German, but he was in a different category.
[0:05] That's right.
[0:12] That's right.
[0:16] But I would put, uh, the people I've named in that group.
[0:22] John Dean, sure as hell goes in that group.
[0:25] There's no question about it.
[0:26] Dean is a health person, and we're not using him adequately, which is another thing.
[0:28] That's what Fred's poking around.
[0:30] I'd like to see the names of the eight guys that you've really got.
[0:31] I've really got them.
[0:31] I know that Colton's got it.
[0:32] I know that, uh,
[0:34] I have a couple of guys that I think have got it.
[0:38] Some have got it in different ways.
[0:41] Of course, I mean, some have it down one way, others have it the other way.
[0:48] Well, like Timmons.
[0:49] Timmons has got it in his own way.
[0:50] You can't use him across the board.
[0:52] Dan is another one that's damn good in a particular area.
[1:04] And he is, that's all.
[1:06] You can't put boys in that league.
[1:08] No, well, I would put general political artists in.
[1:11] That's right.
[1:12] Well, there was a few exceptions you could, or maybe not northeastern, but you can midwest.
[1:25] But he's still, he's the kind of guy you're talking about.
[1:31] That's right.
[1:32] He's a goer.
[1:32] And yet we've got him sanctioned.
[1:34] We are quite injured.
[1:35] And he's right.
[1:36] We're going below that because...
[1:39] They had to guide it below, push the guys above.
[2:01] They pushed them above, and also come 73, some of these guys had been .
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[2:03] Very good.
[2:05] Has he met good people?
[2:07] Well, he's got Nathan, and he's got Schlesinger, and he's got Rice, who are essentially his deputies.
[2:11] Of course, he's losing Schlesinger.
[2:14] That's not very good about him.
[2:16] We got him.