Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 015-143
Date: Monday, November 29, 1971 at 11:11 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-143

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:02] Hello.
[0:04] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:05] Do you feel that I might well give Cahill a call on telling me he's done well up there, or is it with that rub-off wrong on Rocky?
[0:17] I don't have to do it.
[0:18] I just noted it.
[0:20] In connection with the prison?
[0:21] Yeah, yeah.
[0:23] I would think that it was such a low key that I'd let it go at that.
[0:27] Why don't I call him?
[0:28] Yeah.
[0:28] And tell him.
[0:29] Why don't you call him that you were in the office and we were discussing it.
[0:33] And that I thought he did it, handled it with very great skill.
[0:36] Yeah.
[0:36] Otherwise, you see, the thing is, I did call Rocky and stood by him, but I don't want it to appear that I'm calling KO, because some people have tried to compare KO with Rocky, and the damn things aren't even comparable.
[0:47] No, none whatsoever, and I think it might be, as you say, it might get back at Rockefeller as to why the hell he didn't do this.
[0:55] But I can talk to Bill and tell him we were talking about it, and he's sure about it.
[1:00] He exercised good judgment in it and let it go at that.
[1:03] Mm-hmm.
[1:05] Mm-hmm.
[1:07] Okay.
[1:07] All right.