Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 002-023
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1971 at 1:12 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dean, John W., III
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-023

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:00] President, sir.
[0:01] Yeah.
[0:02] Yes, sir.
[0:02] I want to be sure.
[0:03] I talked to the attorney general this morning earlier than was here.
[0:07] Nothing is done on these veterans.
[0:09] Is that understood?
[0:10] Absolutely.
[0:10] Now, now, as a word out that they are not to touch him or do a thing.
[0:14] And if you ask any question, just say, well, it came too late or they're only going to be here a couple of days or how are you handling it?
[0:20] My thought is that we don't know what the Supreme Court's going to do yet.
[0:24] We have a meeting scheduled at 3 o'clock over in Kleindienst's office to kick it around to see what we can do.
[0:30] You just kick it around and kick it around and kick it around and don't do a damn thing.
[0:34] Get a hold of the district police.
[0:35] They're not to touch them.
[0:36] They're to do nothing.
[0:37] Just let them raise hell.
[0:38] I agree, and we will pursue the court.
[0:41] Okay, sir.