Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 590-001
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1971 at 8:53 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/590-001

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[0:00] Excuse me?
[0:12] Yeah, I wanted to do some checking on the situation in regards to our wine store.
[0:22] You know, they bought some.
[0:23] I have told them that.
[0:23] I'm not sure if it's done.
[0:24] It's not done true.
[0:26] It's definitely not.
[0:26] What is this on this one?
[0:27] I've been waiting on it.
[0:27] Purchase of wine.
[0:28] Oh, on wine.
[0:28] Purchase of wine.
[0:28] Yeah.
[0:28] Let me say that wherever my house is concerned, never do it true.
[0:31] or any individual letter, you understand?
[0:49] I said, well, right, Scott, that's kind of what that person needs to know.
[0:52] Sure.
[0:52] Yes, sir, I am sure.
[0:53] I'm sure that I have it.
[0:53] See, there are payoffs on that stuff.
[0:54] Yeah.
[0:54] In every offense, you know, I just want to be sure we do that and that we have it done intelligently.
[0:58] Now, I'll tell you what I want you to get.
[0:58] I have it done.
[0:59] I have it done.
[0:59] I want to take it myself.
[1:00] What I read is what I want for myself.
[1:01] Four are gold.
[1:02] The feature is a, and two, they've already bought some small bottles.
[1:10] My credit was the 66.
[1:10] I don't know, the three brands, Marlott, Shadow Margo, and the Rothschild.
[1:15] And hopefully all.
[1:18] Now, they have some small bottles.
[1:21] I want to get the prices of the small bottles and large bottles.
[1:36] I want to see who they're purchasing from, see what I mean.
[1:38] And I'd like to make a significant purchase of those.
[1:40] All right, now I do know the prices on all of those wines.
[1:41] About five months ago, just before Rex bought them, he wanted to know the price.
[1:44] No, but we bought, you see, we were buying before.
[1:46] We were buying quite expensive.
[1:47] It's a 50,000.
[1:50] You see, I don't want to get any more of those, but we've had those, and that's good.
[1:56] We've had those in stock, and I use them some.
[1:58] for future purposes and also for my office.
[2:11] I'm getting the, see a 66 is a third of the pricing of the 56 and 55.
[2:17] I just like what they are.
[2:18] What do you buy in 66 for both the large and small bodies of gold?
[2:21] Would you get any of this with that?
[2:22] Sure.
[2:22] And I'll never make any determinations with the cases that I've bought.
[2:24] You purchase it and I'll just sign it.
[2:24] Robert, she's got two more that have to go to the office.
[2:26] Your Honor, five more minutes.
[2:32] Tom Hughes wanted very much to see you for about two minutes.
[2:34] I'm going to call it a personal matter.
[2:41] What?
[2:41] I'm not sure.
[2:46] I guess I have to move along.
[2:47] I don't know what to do.
[2:47] To copy.
[2:47] Oh.
[2:47] Shall we run Hughes in for a few minutes?
[2:48] Sure.
[2:49] Sure.
[2:49] I mean, this is before Mayor Washington.
[2:50] Okay.
[2:50] Before you're done.
[2:53] All right.