Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 002-100
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 1971 at 7:54 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-100

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[0:00] Well, you've had a rather interesting day, huh?
[0:21] Certainly have.
[0:21] It's been a good week.
[0:22] Yeah, yeah.
[0:22] Anything of interest to you?
[0:22] I think the whole display, you know, you get a lot of thought, a lot of public support.
[0:52] Henry had a call from a friend of his who worked with Rockefeller.
[1:16] He talked to somebody in Breneslaw, Secretary Breneslaw.
[1:17] He pointed out that there was a great deal of
[1:19] I think you might give him a call, see if there's anything there.
[1:42] The question is whether he can mobilize them.
[2:01] Sure, yeah.
[2:01] Or you might talk to him and see what he thinks.
[2:21] And also the teardown to the aircraft flight.
[2:46] Yeah.
[2:46] Couldn't let them go.
[2:47] Yeah, good.
[2:47] Don't let them get arrested.
[2:49] uh teddy seems to have moved into the scene again
[3:23] You know, he moves out of this, he's, I think, choosing the wrong side at the wrong time.
[3:29] So that's the, that's the, the making of it, on and off.
[4:06] We've got to stick with them.
[4:33] The Congress and the Senators should speak up, too.
[4:34] Oh, I know.
[4:34] Oh, they don't want to run that.
[4:34] But that's all right.
[4:35] Just keep trying.
[4:41] I don't know who's doing it.
[5:09] Good.
[5:21] Good.
[5:21] Also, you're right to demonstrate the piece of rod, but not to the right to break the piece of bone.
[5:23] That didn't pick up the line.
[5:24] That's good.
[5:54] Good.
[6:20] Henry said that where he was in California, there was just a strong reaction against the demonstrators for what they were doing.
[6:40] It was very, very strong.
[6:40] It was a marvelous force to be alive.
[7:09] Well, okay.
[7:35] Well, just keep it up.
[7:36] See if Brennan, he may not want to do it.
[7:36] It's fine.
[7:37] But if he does, it's okay, too.
[7:37] Oh.
[7:37] Well, maybe for that reason, he might want to do it.
[7:42] We'll push for it.
[7:54] Sure.
[7:54] Okay.
[7:55] Okay, fine.