Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 726-006
Date: Friday, May 19, 1972 at 12:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/726-006

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[2:13:04] that you would like me to work closely with Peter and Peter Flanagan on the coordination of the international economic business.
[2:13:09] Right.
[2:13:10] More or less in the manner that Connolly did.
[2:13:12] Absolutely.
[2:13:13] I don't mean to exclude others.
[2:13:14] You have to guide him.
[2:13:15] There has to be.
[2:13:16] You have to guide him.
[2:13:17] Peter Flanagan is not an expert in this field.
[2:13:19] He knows something about it.
[2:13:21] You guide him.
[2:13:22] That's the way you do it.
[2:13:24] All right.
[2:13:25] Well, all right.
[2:13:25] Sure responsibility.
[2:13:26] Well, then go on.
[2:13:27] Sure.
[2:13:34] You've got to appear, one thing, you've got to compromise your principles on it.
[2:13:38] Between now and the election, appear to be for the non-tag controls.
[2:13:43] I've said I'm for them, and I care working, but we should get rid of them as soon as we can.
[2:13:47] Well, you know, we will have to work, and we will be ready.
[2:13:51] But we've got to do this thing, and we've got to budget this budget.
[2:13:59] This would... That was just what I said.
[2:14:01] You just...
[2:14:03] Right.
[2:14:03] That we originally projected.
[2:14:36] The only matter is that perhaps it might be, you might want to see the bar before garbage.
[2:14:37] But at the end of the day, it's, oh, I know that I often visit the day and run around and work.