Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 857-002
Date: Thursday, February 15, 1973 at 9:12 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/857-002

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[0:01] I think they'll come in first, then check to see if I have it.
[1:19] I mean, they're all very fortunate.
[1:21] I like to look at their people, their assistant secretary, maybe 50 out there.
[1:25] They work very hard.
[1:28] I've never seen it all.
[1:30] I've never even seen them live alone.
[1:34] And that's like the counseling.
[1:36] I've been a friend for 30 years.
[1:39] We're here just to watch that.
[1:41] I don't mind seeing the White House people, but I don't want an overbalance like that.
[1:46] It's obvious that nobody's checking on them.
[1:48] We're putting together a good list, sir.
[1:51] The other example that somebody had to use, the wife of the Secretary of Transportation on the same day, she voted as the best woman we had in the campaign.
[2:01] And I had mentioned it to all of us, and I probably forgot, but sometimes they all get in the same time.
[2:10] We almost hit them today, so just to get some requirements for who we didn't bet, in particular, he's right in front of us, the Secretary of Transportation.
[2:17] It doesn't seem like we're going to get a whole list of good people like that.
[2:25] So the thing I'm just concerned about is that it might take a little longer than two minutes.
[2:39] You might have to stay out a bit longer.
[2:42] Do you want to send this to me?
[2:55] There's just a wide amount of people coming in.
[3:01] There are people that are just around calling me out.
[3:10] I was going to have several different photographs before the show.
[3:14] I said, I wish that was on.
[3:15] You must watch that all the time.
[3:17] It's always a problem here around here.
[3:20] The only people you should get in.
[3:25] of their friends.
[3:26] I don't mind doing that.
[3:27] I'm all for it.
[3:29] Just so that it doesn't cut out others that are out there and girls.
[3:34] I don't want to say good enough in general.