Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 018-045
Date: Monday, January 10, 1972 at 4:06 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-045

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[0:00] The Vice President, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:04] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:05] I just wanted to call you to tell you that I opened the present, and I'm delighted to have that razor, and I will now not blame the TV when I have the 5 o'clock shadow.
[0:13] Well, it's a razor that I was just astounded with.
[0:17] I received it as a Christmas present.
[0:19] I never use an electric razor except...
[0:22] I don't either.
[0:22] I only use it to sort of shape up.
[0:24] But I'll tell you honestly, Mr. President, this thing shaves as well as any blade razor I've ever seen.
[0:29] Does it really?
[0:30] Try.
[0:30] I think you'll find it's outstanding.
[0:33] I really...
[0:33] At least for a touch-up.
[0:35] It's fine.
[0:36] And incidentally, we thought you'd just handle that very, very gracefully last night, and I'm very grateful.
[0:42] I was glad to have a chance to welcome Mrs. Nixon.
[0:46] That's right.
[0:46] What I called you about, sir, before was, you remember my talking to you about my concern about the whole problem of secret documents?
[0:54] Oh, yes.
[0:55] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[0:55] I'd like very much to, if I could have a few minutes with you, maybe...
[1:01] Friday or Thursday or Friday or some time to go over a couple of ideas I have with you on that.
[1:09] Yeah, okay.
[1:11] By that time we'll have a chance to sort of see it in perspective too, perhaps.
[1:17] This is not specifically about the one incident.
[1:19] This is an idea I have about
[1:22] a potential way of correcting this whole problem of recurrences in this area.
[1:31] It basically goes to the situation that the courts have said that they
[1:37] qualified themselves to judge what may be harmful to the national security.
[1:43] Yeah.
[1:44] And I'm thinking specifically about a tactic involving some possible bipartisan legislation that might close this off in the future, and I'd just like to talk to you briefly about that.
[1:56] Fine.
[1:56] Fine.
[1:56] Okay.
[1:57] If you'd let me know of any time.
[1:59] It'll only take about 15 minutes.
[2:01] Fine.
[2:02] I think Thursday would be fine.
[2:03] I have to be writing on the State of the Union on Friday, so I'll have them get in touch with your office and work it out.
[2:12] Thank you very much.