Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 529-010
Date: Sunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:06 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-010

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[0:00] With regard to the blunt dinner, the only thing that I would suggest is that there should be, rather than, I was thinking rather than his own family, he should have his assistant.
[0:18] You know, dad is his one son.
[0:19] Are they having a lot of kids?
[0:19] You see what I mean?
[0:20] Yes, sir.
[0:20] Yes.
[0:20] He's having one.
[0:21] All right.
[0:21] Well, that's fine.
[0:21] Yes.
[0:22] We're having classes and services every year and a half.
[0:23] Yeah.
[0:23] And then I've gone with Colson over to his assistants and then four of them that are the top guys that are not carryovers.
[0:45] And those fellows were having.
[0:45] That's right, don't have any carryovers.
[0:48] No.
[0:48] One fellow we haven't had that we should have is according to Colson, is Bill Usery who helped him at Coastal Strength.
[0:51] Other than that, he's been very well coordinated.
[0:52] That's right, that's right.
[0:54] It's got to be that hour.
[1:24] Maybe...
[1:25] The blue collar worker, no.
[1:45] Yeah, okay.
[1:45] I suppose they say I'm a prize cabinet member, so we'll discuss that.
[1:47] Yeah, that's what they said.
[1:47] That's what they heard.
[1:48] Don't ask, that's what they heard.
[1:49] All right, sir.
[1:49] Because he'll know how to keep it in line with other agency.
[1:50] He knows what we discussed up there.
[1:51] Let's see.
[1:51] Talking security.
[1:55] Yeah, we could.
[2:14] Yeah.
[2:14] That's what they do.
[2:16] Okay, well, those are fine.
[2:17] All right, well, I'll get you another one.
[2:18] Yeah, let's just work it out tomorrow.
[2:18] We have some brief...