Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 697-016
Date: Thursday, March 30, 1972 at 12:15 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-016

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[2:42:51] I noticed, for example, that Chuck had four people coming to the, uh, the same dinner, and none of them came to the Lakers.
[2:42:54] Oh, really?
[2:42:54] Yeah.
[2:42:57] However, the building trade is still sitting around.
[2:43:01] That's all you ever had.
[2:43:09] You'd take a stab at it.
[2:43:10] You've lost it now.
[2:43:11] You've got a good enemy and you've got to use it.
[2:43:15] But after you finish with the truck, let's do that a little properly.
[2:43:18] Okay.
[2:43:18] And so they'd say, look, we're on the same road, but keep me one step removed from it.
[2:43:24] Would you not agree?
[2:43:24] Yeah.
[2:43:25] But I haven't spent any more time on it than I should have.
[2:43:28] But I think you ought to say that.
[2:43:30] Yeah.
[2:43:31] That you're at a point where we just, you better take a step back from it.