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<v President Nixon>: I think you need a team. This is a big job. But you need a commander of the team, and&mdash;

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<v H. R. "Bob" Haldeman>: Well, this&mdash;

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<v President Nixon>: Maybe&mdash;

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<v Haldeman>: &mdash;&lbrack;Richard V. "Dick"&rbrack; Allen's point.

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<v President Nixon>: Maybe&mdash;Incidentally, Allen should not be the commander, should he? All right. But shouldn't &lbrack;Charles W. "Chuck"&rbrack; Colson be, when you come down to it, Bob? Is this&mdash;are we&mdash;

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<v Haldeman>: Probably.

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<v President Nixon>: Are we putting too much of a load? What is&mdash;

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<v Haldeman>: Well, it's structured so he can get&mdash;

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<v President Nixon>: He's got a lot of people working for him, hasn't he?

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<v Haldeman>: Yeah. And he's got good people that he's, you know, that&mdash;

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<v President Nixon>: His instincts are particularly good. &lbrack;<i>Pause.</i>&rbrack;

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<v Haldeman>: All right.

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<v President Nixon>: I think we ought to consider this fellow. I think we ought to pull him over here. You know, on temporary duty for the purpose of working on this.

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<v Haldeman>: Well, the beauty of this type of CIA guy is that&mdash;

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<v President Nixon>: USIA.

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<v Haldeman>: Oh, you're talking about <i>this</i> guy now?

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<v President Nixon>: Well, either one of them.

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<v Haldeman>: OK.

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<v President Nixon>: Both sound good.

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<v Haldeman>: The CIA guy, the fact that he's working outside, we can just hire him as a consultant.

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<v President Nixon>: Yeah. Right.

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<v Haldeman>: There's some merit to getting a guy from outside.

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<v President Nixon>: Right. Good. Fine.

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<v Haldeman>: If he knows his way around here.

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<v President Nixon>: Good.

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<v Haldeman>: We can get this guy, too.

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<v President Nixon>: This guy, just get him. &lbrack;Francis J. "Frank"&rbrack; Shakespeare can bring him over.

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<v Haldeman>: Just have him assigned here.

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<v President Nixon>: I like the idea of a young bearcat who thinks there is a conspiracy. I'd put him on the conspiracy side, with the CIA guy, you know, &lbrack;on the&rbrack; declassification side.