Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 522-008 Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1971 at 1:04 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P. Recording device: Oval Office Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/522-008 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] You didn't approve any of the people who were, uh, foreign ministers saying how to participate. [0:16] I mean, except for Reagan back then, I was saying, Francisco will be there, Union will be there, and that's when the government will be there. [0:24] I didn't. [0:24] I'm just wondering sometimes, you know, if this is your place, that's not your spot. [0:27] Yes. [0:27] Well, you know what the PAR is now? [0:27] That's the Rural Electrification Unit. [0:32] It's lost. [1:00] Where did that go? [1:29] Just on the lawn, I think Art's going to greet him somewhere on the side of the lawn. [1:35] There's a whole bunch of them up over here. [1:44] I didn't pick long enough here, but it's not that good. [2:01] It's a question of how much you can do. [2:22] You couldn't do that in my day. [2:23] I mean, I certainly know a lot of people who are going right, but it's not going to be true receiving ones. [2:25] I mean, like the guitars are, they all want to come out and shake hands, I know that. [2:27] But I'm just not in it. [2:28] It was hard not to do the wedding. [2:31] Well, you don't need to do it. [2:32] It's just as proud of you to see they do. [2:47] What did I say? [2:47] I don't know. [2:47] Okay. [2:47] Enthusiastically. [3:09] Are they going to get a word out of the security? [3:12] I don't know. [3:16] We'll send them out and find out. [3:17] I may take a look at it. [3:18] I may have to go out and say a word on it.