Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 908-004
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:18 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/908-004

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[0:00] I've seen it, Rudy.
[0:03] No, no, no, I'm only thinking of the VIPs.
[0:11] Yes, sir.
[0:12] They're extracting from that.
[0:16] So we'll have them for you right after.
[0:20] And, uh, big calls.
[0:22] Mm.
[0:30] VIEs are, I want Rose to look them up for sure, all the ones that I shouldn't see and the ones that I shouldn't, you know what I mean?
[0:39] Calls and... Yeah, yeah, yeah, I appreciate it.
[0:42] Well, and let me explain.
[0:43] All of them are gone.
[0:45] All of them are gone.
[0:46] You've got two problems.
[0:47] One, it's cold here yet.
[0:52] He's probably upstairs.
[0:53] I always see if he is.
[0:55] But here's the thing.
[0:58] First, with regard to...
[1:01] With regard to press inquiries or anything, that's all handled by CIGAR.
[1:04] With regard to things on domestic matters, COLE is to handle it, just like Roche.
[1:09] And he said, get right in.
[1:11] He can handle it, handle it.
[1:13] Any cabinet officer wants to see me about a domestic problem, COLE makes sure the city, not anybody else, you understand, like a shithole wants to come in.
[1:21] Don't you ask to check with COLE first.
[1:24] Fair enough.
[1:26] With regard to national security matters,
[1:30] I guess the jury will take his judgment for a while.
[1:38] But we'll stomp on it pretty hard.
[1:40] It won't be too hard.
[1:42] With regard to, like Kevin, if it was with regard to friends and others that want to come in and so forth and so on, that's maybe your job, working with Rose.
[1:52] And Howard, of course, should work on that.
[1:55] Not Howard, but Parker.
[1:56] I don't know about Parker, but Parker.
[2:01] sit down on the throes, be a team all work together we generally all understand the lines there go right up, right forward use the same did you want to sit down here and hold him please?
[2:26] no I'm actually in Kevin's room
[2:32] And then I'll see Cole.
[2:33] He's coming in.
[2:34] Cole at 25 after.
[2:36] All right.
[2:37] Coming now.
[2:38] No, no.
[2:40] Steve.
[2:40] I meant, I meant, take a look.
[2:52] Take a look.
[2:53] Take a look.
[2:53] I've seen him.
[2:55] I want to see him later.
[2:57] All right.