Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 038-097
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-097

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[0:00] Nope.
[0:01] Mr. President?
[0:02] Hi.
[0:03] I don't want to... That's all right.
[0:04] I know you've got to catch a plane.
[0:06] I wanted to say this to you.
[0:08] I did not enter that discussion because I didn't think it would be at all productive, but I was pretty shocked about the whole stance those people took.
[0:19] Particularly, well, our guys were all right, but my God, the attitude of Jackson and of
[0:25] Rivikov and Javits was unbelievable, particularly after I had laid it out there.
[0:34] They're taking in their hands, and that's what you ought to tell them.
[0:38] These Jewish people here, by God, if they want to make America's whole foreign policy and disarmament a hostage to Jewish immigration to the Soviet Union,
[0:47] That's a terrible burden for them to take.
[0:49] That's a terrible burden.
[0:50] What I wanted to say to you is that I feel so strongly about this.
[0:55] I think that you may have to take it ultimately to the American people and have other issues.
[1:00] And if you decide to do that, I will be glad to carry it through this political consideration tonight.
[1:07] Sure.
[1:07] To hell with the political consideration.
[1:08] I think the American people, I mean, here are some of the Jews who picket and raise hell, but the American people are not going to...
[1:15] Let them destroy our foreign policy.
[1:17] Absolutely.
[1:17] Never.
[1:18] But please call on me if you want to take it.
[1:21] All right.
[1:21] When we're ready.
[1:22] All right.
[1:22] We're ready.
[1:23] Have a good trip.
[1:24] Thank you.