Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 842-012
Date: Thursday, January 25, 1973 at 4:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/842-012

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[0:00] Sir, I'm going to ask you a couple of questions about some social movements next week.
[0:06] Asado is in there, what does he have, do you want to inform him he's in there?
[0:11] You indicated that you wanted Mr. Mrs. Kendall to be there.
[0:18] Yeah, that's there.
[0:21] And you also noted that you know the number of NSC and know about state departments.
[0:25] I have the names of some people there which you might wish to consider.
[0:28] Mr. and Mrs. John Rockefeller declared?
[0:31] No.
[0:32] Senator and Mrs. Scott?
[0:34] No.
[0:34] Would you want to even consider Secretary and Mrs. Rogers?
[0:39] No.
[0:39] All right.
[0:42] Others who've had involvement in any of your Japanese affairs, would you include?
[0:46] Peter Flanagan?
[0:47] No.
[0:49] Would you consider?
[0:50] I don't think they've got to.
[0:50] I don't want to include any people from the White House who have been to Menard's before.
[0:54] We're going to literally get through.
[0:58] What was suggested in the head of Mitsui in New York, you know?
[1:00] Uh, no.
[1:00] No.
[1:00] No.
[1:01] I knew you wanted the ambassador there.
[1:03] Yeah.
[1:03] Where should I... Oh, sure.
[1:07] He's not here.
[1:09] The other man who was brought up was right in the tent.
[1:15] The secretary of town.
[1:16] No.
[1:16] He's not here.
[1:17] Whereas the only outsider we have is, uh, is, uh, not in the handle.
[1:24] Not in the handle.
[1:27] Are you taking any terms of the press there?
[1:30] Well, just leave me the list and I'll let you know.
[1:36] This is for next.
[1:37] These are the questions we've got.
[1:40] I'll figure out.
[1:44] With regard to the Keith dinner, this will be fairly much a standing dinner with the regular press, including North Portico and one of the grand staircase.
[1:56] Thank you.
[1:57] Thank you.
[2:00] Thank you.
[2:00] Thank you.
[2:02] Thank you.
[2:25] This is going to be a policy that's going to be stated in the next meeting.
[2:30] The policy of giving this speech is compelling to me.
[2:35] The changes that I made in the draft that they, that actually, that they give out to the press, of course, and, uh...