Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 811-001
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 1972 at 3:01 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/811-001

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[0:03] Let's see how we can just see if it turns out.
[0:06] I'll be sure it's good enough.
[0:09] Let's see if we hit that five.
[0:11] Let's see if that shows up.
[0:13] Now that doesn't work quite.
[0:16] I don't know where we can create something.
[0:18] The other thing I can do is to just clean up the whole top.
[0:20] I start over and they all squeal.
[0:24] I don't just, you know, there aren't any good choices in this.
[0:32] I guess that's the problem.
[0:34] They'll either squiggle it wholesale or retail, you know, a little bit or a lot.
[0:39] Yeah.
[0:40] Yeah, the way it is, you can't have the lease today.
[0:44] You're present.
[0:45] It's a solution to keep the career going, you know.
[0:49] He's turning out all right.
[0:50] He's turning out fair.
[0:51] I'll tell you who the hell is all right.
[0:53] Some of you will agree.
[0:54] I'm saying it's a long trade point.
[0:56] Yeah.
[0:56] But he's all right with that.
[0:59] And...
[1:01] I think you have to have a relationship with him that anytime you want him to get his resignation, I think he goes his way.
[1:06] Even after he's confirmed.
[1:07] I think he seems to be pretty well-received.
[1:14] He's doing a lot with the press and the Congress, playing these cards.
[1:20] He's attracting trouble.
[1:22] Yeah.
[1:23] Clint Eastwood's high.
[1:26] Clint Eastwood now wants to stay the worst way.
[1:30] And he's got, uh, what's his name, Haruska made the turn for him.
[1:33] Why should he stay?
[1:36] Well, I mean, that's what's happening.
[1:38] I mean, that's the reason, that's the reason, that's the reason that he wanted to stay, obviously, is to, for a while, forever.
[1:45] However, I mean, not beyond the, sort of, the possibilities indicated, so he's in a good turn.
[1:51] I'm not suggesting to you that that's what should happen.
[1:55] I'm just reporting to you what I'm hearing.
[1:57] I see a problem with him.
[1:59] You know what I mean?
[2:03] Well, if it's in the total context of a major overhaul, I don't think there would be quite that problem, you know?
[2:08] Right.
[2:09] Right.
[2:09] Okay.
[2:09] Yes, sir.
[2:10] I don't know.
[2:11] I don't know.
[2:13] I don't know.