Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 009-120
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1971 at 4:53 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-120

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[0:01] yeah yes sir on that question on ruckelshaus's new engine uh i think i mean they don't have to worry about griffin on that i just do they do they think they'd like to have it announced out there i think uh what i got when my guy was inquiring about the epa stuff was that it was going to come out in a day or two so i assume i thought it might be a good thing for us to drop in response to a question you know just let it drop right in the press's lap
[0:30] Fine.
[0:31] Why don't you check with, well, who is it over there that's in charge of that?
[0:35] Ruckelshaus would be the guy.
[0:37] Yeah, Ruckelshaus, but you better check with... Tim and Jermaine on the... No, no, no, no, no, no, not the Congress.
[0:44] Whitaker, I think, is the staff man, isn't he?
[0:47] Yeah, that's right, that's right.
[0:48] Why don't you just see if there's any reason why we shouldn't do it that way?
[0:51] Okay, fine.
[0:52] I mean, I don't see any gain, I mean, I think any gain to put it out here or something.
[0:56] We'll see.
[0:56] Okay.
[0:57] Okay.
[0:57] Right on, Bob.