Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 004-097
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 1971 at 3:13 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-097

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Mr. Ziegler, sir.
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:04] Mr. President, Secretary Laird refers to this today in his Air Force Academy speech, where he says it will be less than 20, and he refers to it as being down...
[0:13] 90% and talks about the 1965.
[0:17] They released that text last night.
[0:18] I think that's probably where Howard K. Smith got it.
[0:21] But he indicates that they will formally, you know, the official announcement will be made Thursday.
[0:26] So that's where that came from.
[0:27] It was Laird that did it.