Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 825-015
Date: Saturday, December 16, 1972 at 11:09 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-015

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[0:00] Tell me what do they want me to do with regard to the number of people who are going to be there tonight?
[0:06] And what do they want me to do with regard to special assistance and all that sort of stuff?
[0:11] It goes up and down the road about three or four times.
[0:14] I need to know so I know what we can add or what we should add.
[0:18] Well, I've got, I don't know the total number, but the final statement of assistance was you've got five assistants there plus a zigger.
[0:26] You do have tenants and you do have a zigger.
[0:29] It was early when Haldeman, Kessinger, Flanagan, and Timmons, those five, plus Singer, plus Bob Brown, Dole, and Stein, and that's all they had for it.
[0:39] It's not divided, not a cabinet, not a team, it was divided as an exception.
[0:47] So was Dole, even of all past presidents.
[1:10] Thank you for watching this video.
[1:42] give me the total number and get from Holland or somebody suggestions of additions can make it so that it's not too crowded I think it's I often the outfit over there how many they take comfortably you understand we're going to put them around
[2:11] the number that we have accepted, et cetera.
[2:16] And then who would be next in line when being invited in case of money.