Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 036-122
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:56 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-122

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[0:01] Get me an estimate of the number of civilians, the times that are distorted and very poorly done, but the number of civilians, and this includes assassinated, killed, et cetera, et cetera, by the North Vietnamese in the 10 years of the war.
[0:19] And the VC, right.
[0:20] You see what I mean?
[0:20] Yes, sir.
[0:21] What I mean, Pat, is there are so many civilians who have been killed.
[0:26] You see what I mean?
[0:27] Right, right.
[0:28] I'm looking at the goddamn assassination thing, but I mean when they shell and unlock, they're killing civilians deliberately, right?
[0:34] Right.
[0:35] Okay, sir.
[0:35] Bye-bye.
[0:36] Fine, rather than just aiming a military target, see?
[0:38] Okay, fine, sir.