Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 861-011
Date: Thursday, February 22, 1973 at 11:14 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-011

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[0:00] Bill, I wanted to do this.
[0:01] I thought I'd try to make it clear that I want those invitations to go out to everybody now.
[0:09] Where are they moving them up?
[0:11] Well, they went to get the first round out to the gas.
[0:14] They're coming to the first worship service to get that behind them.
[0:17] And they've got regrets and so forth, and they've been telling them on the side.
[0:23] I didn't move them all out today.
[0:26] So if you've got the invitations for the four events, the purpose is
[0:30] I don't worry about that.
[0:31] We talked to Rose about it.
[0:34] We want those invitations.
[0:36] They'll all be here tonight, the ones that we want.
[0:39] But I particularly want the
[0:51] I'd like for at least the invitations to the Republicans to go out.
[0:58] All Republicans.
[0:59] If they're coming in four minutes and they should get out like today.
[1:05] All right.
[1:06] In other words, send them all out.
[1:09] Then if some of them regret it, then the Democrat invitations can come later.
[1:20] And we didn't fill, and then, but there's no problem on filling.
[1:25] It's over.
[1:27] It's not ours.
[1:28] I think, too, that in this, just because Saxby had a 100% voting record, did you want to add anything to that?
[1:41] It just shows that we're not just because somebody disagrees with us or attacks us.
[1:47] In other words, that will be a very good signal to a hell of a lot of other people.
[1:56] I'm just wondering how your hard factors who really resented his comments will think about having him there.
[2:02] Is that a problem?
[2:03] It could be.
[2:03] I haven't heard anything about it.
[2:05] Why don't you call Sam and ask him what he thinks?
[2:08] He said, look, Sam, he's got 100% record.
[2:12] Okay, how's that?