Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 023-037
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 1972 at 2:17 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-037

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:02] I thought of a good line to handle this, and it may be worth your doing it, is just to say, well, gentlemen, that really isn't news.
[0:09] What would be news is if the presidents of these universities, instead of condemning the United States, condemned the enemy of the United States.
[0:17] What would be news?
[0:18] And that would be certainly like a man biting a dog.
[0:23] A man biting dog.
[0:24] Right.
[0:25] I think it's worth saying.
[0:27] I was just talking to Chuck when you called back, and his instinct was what mine was.
[0:32] To leave it alone?
[0:32] Leave it alone, because it would, you know... Give him that quote for somebody.
[0:38] I will.
[0:38] Put it out from the hill or something.
[0:40] Have somebody up there, like Goldwater or something.
[0:42] That's right.
[0:42] All right.
[0:43] Right, yes, sir.