Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 008-119
Date: Monday, September 13, 1971 at 7:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-119

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[0:03] Yes, sir.
[0:05] Bob, one thing that occurred to me on the Meany thing is that, you know, we are sort of reluctant to, I mean, naturally reluctant for me to take him on because we may have to work with him and Schultz and all the rest to feel that way.
[0:20] But I feel that somebody, I don't know who we can find to do it, and if we can't, we'll have to put, I don't know who the hell we can put in the ring, but somebody ought to take him on pretty strongly on his...
[0:33] you know, his rather partisan statement today.
[0:36] What do you think?
[0:38] Well, what is the judgment on that?
[0:40] I don't know.
[0:40] Apparently, he was on the Hill today, and up there he said he made the point that he hoped that there would be no partisanship in this and all that.
[0:52] I see.
[0:55] So he may be trying to take a different tack himself.
[0:59] But he generally took an attack line, though, Bob, the way it was.
[1:02] He may have said no partisanship, but he also was saying, you know, taking us on.
[1:07] Well, we'll see how it sorts out.
[1:13] We're going to do it.
[1:14] We've got to do it pretty strongly and big.
[1:17] There's no point in just piddling in the pond with him.
[1:20] Absolutely.
[1:20] Absolutely.
[1:23] Absolutely.
[2:21] Okay, fine.
[2:23] All right, bye.