Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 579-009
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1971 at 4:14 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/579-009

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[0:00] You know, I want to see who you are.
[0:10] Yes, sir.
[0:10] Well, what's your wife's name?
[0:13] The time to go would be...
[0:15] Yes.
[0:15] Yes.
[0:16] Laird's talk is...
[0:16] He's the only speaker, and his talk is basically what the president said.
[0:24] And he's got a big case of that...
[0:37] Go in and enter at 645.
[0:51] They should be seated safely by 7 o'clock and they have an invocation immediately when they're seated.
[1:03] You should come in right after the invocation.
[1:05] Say your word and then leave.
[1:07] Then they eat dinner, and that program doesn't start until 8.30.
[1:15] But they expect to be seated at 7 or 7 o'clock.
[1:20] And that would be the time to go over, do it, and get out.
[1:26] And then Leonard does his thing at a later time.
[1:28] The argument before doing it is the obvious one, to show your concern, interest.
[1:37] There will be fresh coverage.
[2:01] Thank you.
[2:02] But I'm not going to farm the president.
[2:05] They don't have the military band or anything.
[2:11] They can't do a band very, very well.
[2:16] So I think if you just don't do a band, just do, after the invocation, they just say, well, you know, the President of the United States.
[2:27] And about 600 there.
[2:33] Verify with the council how you can change the policy for your administration.
[2:50] I'm sorry, I didn't make sure it was the other issue.
[2:55] I wish you all the best.
[2:56] Thank you.
[2:58] And then they have a business meeting tomorrow.
[3:09] We're going to give you a job for it.
[3:16] The best thing is just to go in and be real nice and very brief.
[3:25] That's right.
[3:26] Because I can't get into the dance.
[3:26] Absolutely.
[3:27] Absolutely.
[3:27] And it should be at least on the dance floor.
[3:43] You know, the Unitarians, I have a feeling on some of those.
[4:02] I felt it.
[4:02] I knew Black was a son of a bitch, you know, and I knew they had a...
[4:07] I mean, the Unitarian minister, of course, their left wing is healthy now.
[4:08] I'm surprised they get up there and read some piece of it.
[4:12] frontiers, decided to stay with civil rights because he did.
[4:26] Freedom.
[4:27] Absolute freedom.
[4:27] He's new.
[4:28] Why not then?
[4:28] He's against the strictest constructionists because all they want to do is build on interpretations.
[4:31] He goes back to the Constitution itself.
[4:39] Well, good lesson.
[4:42] You know what?
[4:46] It's a good lesson.
[4:47] The next time they press on all these things, you could say, remember the black man, would you?
[4:57] Yeah.
[4:57] I'd be very curious to know whether any of those guys realized what a ghost thing it was.
[4:59] Do they see it?
[5:02] Or are they like they were when that damn White House corresponds?
[5:06] I don't know.
[5:07] I don't know even who makes a lot of, you know, to smash through the president and sit there and tell you some bullshit.
[5:17] Believe me.
[5:18] I don't buy that.
[5:27] Sir, can I put under release that statement?
[5:37] That I'm not ready to retract the sanctions order?
[5:38] Yes, sir.
[5:38] Do you want to go check the statement again?
[5:39] Yes, sir.
[5:40] We're in charge.
[5:41] Okay.
[5:58] against, frankly, slobbering over those who made me look at it.
[6:05] Look what you're asking me to say.
[6:09] It's a hypocritical goddamn thing to do.
[6:09] Well, why don't they turn it the other way and say, wasn't it a good thing that the president heard these, you know, immortal words about black and let's all pray that he follows that tradition and appointing a purist like Justice Blackwood to that seat.
[6:27] instead of some Aussie strip constructions.