Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 006-015
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1971 at 8:46 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-015

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:02] Yes, sir.
[0:03] Just to recap, the kind of thing I think would be most helpful to him is the kind of a talking paper that you give to me before a press conference where you say, the way you look at it, here's what McCloskey's doing, and here's the kind of tone he should have, here are some of the points that he should make, get home three or four points.
[0:20] You know what I mean?
[0:21] Okay.
[0:21] Sort of think it through that way, Pat, rather than give him a great bundle of material.
[0:25] Okay, fine.
[0:25] Fair enough.
[0:26] Fine.
[0:26] You sort of put yourself in his spot and say, here are the points we'd like to have him do to chop the son of a bitch up.
[0:31] Okay, fine.