Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 501-030
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1971 at 6:10 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Rogers, William P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-030

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[0:00] Well, that was an interesting recording.
[0:16] It really was.
[0:17] You've got, uh... One problem is, is the button's still open.
[0:19] How about it?
[0:20] I thought you asked at least for seven, apparently, because as of 6 a.m., it started to fade, or just before.
[0:23] Yeah.
[0:24] And they are tied up to an hour of tape, which they don't think they'll take.
[0:25] Yeah.
[0:25] And, uh, so we've got some guys leaving.
[0:26] Other than that, no, I don't think so.
[0:28] After the finance, Mansfield is next.
[0:47] And he has three hours of debate if he wants it then.
[0:50] So you have to know whether or not to call him to the vote.
[0:51] Questions whether to call him or not, I think we ought to wait, wait, wait for a while more.
[0:53] There's the possibility that Mansfield will want the debate and will put off his vote for tomorrow.
[0:56] However, I don't think that will happen now because Roger says talk to Mansfield, which is
[1:00] I don't want his foot off, because this is going to get voted in.
[1:29] Mathias loses, and Mansfield will lose for sure.
[1:37] And President, they won't vote Nancy.
[1:43] So, I wondered if you had a plan to talk out of this.
[1:49] What came out of your hands?
[2:00] Yeah, it's about Paul.
[2:05] He told me that you, I understand, the van is going to come out at 7 o'clock and it's very close, is that right?
[2:16] The real problem is, about that bill, is it's death debt.
[2:19] These guys can only just wait.
[2:19] I mean, they can only realize they're going to look better tomorrow.
[2:23] You can almost apply that.
[2:29] Yeah.
[2:30] He will appreciate the fact that you called, because tomorrow when he hears this, it's going to be like an actual cold water.
[2:55] You know, not, I mean, he'll like it.
[3:06] It's done.
[3:12] It'll be like a village of water and sense of the earth.
[3:13] He's, you know, putting up an event to tie our hands.
[3:14] We accomplished something.
[3:15] Time to go at seven o'clock.
[3:16] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[3:16] This is a count, but, you know, we're done.
[3:26] No, President.