Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 908-005
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:18 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/908-005

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[0:00] You're gonna have quite a load in a while.
[0:06] And, uh, I'm gonna check right in.
[0:16] Where'd he be?
[0:17] I was looking for John.
[0:22] Hadn't been doing it anyway.
[0:28] And, uh, I want you to, uh, uh, you know, sort of work out the problems between the various, uh, domestic people and put in shelves and guys.
[0:40] And, uh, whenever it has to be brought in to me, and there'll be more occasions in the preview for you to bring it in, otherwise force them to get it into a position paper and bring it in.
[0:55] All right.
[0:56] Your recommendations I will accept.
[1:01] I have, and they recognize that.
[1:09] I think they will be, sir.
[1:14] I thought your speech last night was very good, and I thought it was something that people can rally behind now.
[1:31] I think that's, I think that's the first step.
[1:35] They've got a little blood, but we have to eat a little crow.
[1:38] But by God, we laid it out there, and that's it.
[1:42] Mark Watergate, son of a bitching thing, has done now.
[1:46] People should have spent that much time on it.
[1:48] We've got to get on with the work of this country.
[1:50] This is what I told my staff.
[1:52] I think they are...
[1:53] pulling together very well.
[1:55] They're a great group of people, and I know that they will serve you well.
[1:58] All right.
[1:59] Yes, sir.
[2:00] I think he's very good.
[2:04] Roy and I are beginning to develop a pretty good working relationship.
[2:11] There is a problem of various things.
[2:24] And I think there you've got, not a good man, but very rough edges.
[2:32] So it's the way that I would send you to work on that.
[2:35] I don't know how to help you do that.
[2:37] Maybe push it to the edge.
[2:39] That, frankly, I'd talk to the edge and say, look, we've got to work on these dams and pipelines.
[2:44] You know, people are fighting.
[2:46] We've got to talk to the edge.
[2:50] All right, fine.
[2:51] All right.
[2:52] Thank you.
[2:52] Good work.
[2:53] Well, I appreciate your confidence.
[2:56] And I know that I've got some very big shoes to fill.
[2:59] And you know, you do the best you can.
[3:03] Thank you very much.
[3:03] I'll hold you.
[3:04] 3-5.
[3:04] Yeah.
[3:05] See you.
[3:06] Well, I had a lot of energy.
[3:10] I have that to spend.
[3:12] All right, brother.
[3:14] I'm on 3-5.
[3:14] I'll go over to your skates.
[3:17] Thank you, brother.