Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 627-014
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 1971 at 1:17 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Woods, Rose Mary
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/627-014

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[2:43:25] Can I talk to one man for 30 minutes?
[2:43:26] Sure.
[2:43:27] I know you don't want to talk to me.
[2:43:27] I'm telling you, it's a bad indicator.
[2:43:28] I mean, it's hard.
[2:43:29] It's so hard.
[2:43:29] If you want me to do this, you don't have to do it.
[2:43:31] I'm telling you, it's a bad indicator.
[2:43:32] I'm telling you, it's a bad indicator.
[2:43:32] I'm telling you, it's a bad indicator.
[2:44:04] Let's get one of these through.
[2:44:32] Then we have 10 people who are on it, and 80 of us who are academic type.
[2:44:35] Do you want a few of those to fit?
[2:44:37] Yeah, that's about a couple dollars.
[2:44:41] We've had several of these.
[2:44:44] Yeah, we've had a thousand.
[2:44:52] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[2:44:54] Yeah, we've had thousands.
[2:44:58] One thousand dollars.
[2:45:03] Now, when he came in, he said that he had been negotiating with the rich people about Canadian art.
[2:45:06] And he had conceded to these people because they had been, not too much on cash, but they had been negotiating with Canadian art.
[2:45:09] Now, do you want to hear this one right back?
[2:45:36] All right, and what about the TV?
[2:45:38] No.
[2:45:38] Okay.
[2:45:38] I'll let you know.
[2:45:39] I'm going to be such a solider.
[2:45:39] Well, they'll be perfect.
[2:45:41] I want this.
[2:45:41] Do you have the money?
[2:45:43] Well, not at the moment.
[2:45:44] Do you have the money?
[2:45:45] All right.
[2:45:45] I'll let you know.
[2:45:46] I'll let you know.
[2:45:46] I'll let you know.
[2:45:47] I'll let you know.
[2:46:09] All right, the others that were identified today are people who are working on a few other things.
[2:46:32] I don't think
[2:47:02] And I didn't know if you wanted to watch it.
[2:47:27] What about taking the box?
[2:47:29] Leave all the good stuff out.
[2:47:50] When it's not small enough, there's a lot of people who have to get people in there that don't want them.
[2:47:56] That's right.
[2:47:57] Yeah, have to sit and be with them.
[2:48:01] Have a good picture.