Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 018-104
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 1972 at 3:28 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-104

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[0:00] hello secretary connolly sir yes sir john just in terms if you would handle with arthur guidance could it uh with regard to that uh budget thing i find that the message goes out monday rather than tuesday so the sunday papers is the right-hand leak on the leak however or the leak the way i think it should be handled rather than
[0:25] rather than giving away the story, is to build it up by you in your own way.
[0:31] And to the extent that you want to have Arthur do something, just simply say that
[0:37] that strong consideration is being given to this, recommended by, you see what I mean?
[0:47] Yes, sir.
[0:48] Because then when I, the way I plan to do it is when I sign the budget message, then I will state it.
[0:54] So that will give us two bites of the apple, which is not a great margin.
[0:59] And so if you and he could both say that,
[1:02] recommended by and then you can give all the background as to why we think it's a good idea what the problems are and so forth but the president is considering it and we'll make a decision on it and announce it tomorrow all right at the budget message thing that's fine i'll follow through with him good and you tell him i won't call him all right sir all right thank you