Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 829-023
Date: Tuesday, January 2, 1973 at 8:45 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Warren, Gerald L.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-023

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[0:00] Check all these glasses, sir.
[0:02] No, sir.
[0:02] Check the only one you need from the O.V.
[0:06] Oh, that one's for the house.
[0:09] No, sir.
[0:10] Don't check those, too.
[0:11] Uh, the one.
[0:12] This is for the wrong distance, sir.
[0:15] Check this one.
[0:17] Okay, they better check this one.
[0:22] These here, too.
[0:30] to make sure they're all the same.
[0:33] So they can check the ones in here and go over to the EOB2.
[0:38] You have an idiot.
[1:00] I think it would be rather quiet.
[1:01] I would like to get an expression of presidential sentiment out on the Roberto Clemente death this morning.
[1:08] Do you agree with that?
[1:09] I think it's very necessary.
[1:11] Ray Price is working on it right now.
[1:13] And I just think it's necessary.
[1:17] Oh, of course it's necessary.
[1:19] I thought you would have had something to say.
[1:22] No.
[1:38] I just don't think so yet, because they haven't found the body or the wreckage.
[1:45] Now they have canceled all public expressions of joy during the inauguration of the governor down there.
[1:52] They're going to go ahead with the inauguration, but they've canceled the gala and that sort of thing.
[2:01] So that's one of the things this morning.
[2:04] Kissinger's returned today, of course.
[2:06] and whether or not he'll see you each day or in the morning.
[2:10] He said he'll see me when he returns.
[2:14] All right.
[2:18] Then there are recurring questions, of course, about the Truman Memorial Service on the 5th, whether or not what your participation in that would be.
[2:44] It's a... What is it?
[2:46] What are the questions?
[2:49] Well, whether or not you would deliver a eulogy in the loyal service.
[2:54] There are no plans for this.
[3:03] Relations.
[3:11] I mean, because we have no, uh, uh, that's handled.
[3:15] That isn't handled.
[3:16] See, that's my highest regard.
[3:18] We handle it from here.
[3:22] It's right back where it's supposed to be.
[3:25] And by the State Department protocol.
[3:28] Yeah.
[3:28] Well, I guess, uh, I have no, uh, suggestion.
[3:32] Nobody suggested I have to give an eulogy.
[3:34] Don't say that.
[3:34] Yes.
[3:35] Yes, sir.
[3:37] Find out what the plans are and say the plans are that it will be something that will be handled in a certain way.
[3:43] I'll get out of the Roberto committee.
[3:45] They should have had the issue.
[3:46] They're supposed to get that out.
[3:49] Okay.