Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 038-107
Date: Thursday, April 19, 1973 at 12:29 PM
Participants: Ziegler, Ronald L.; Dean, John W., III
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-107

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[0:00] Hi, John.
[0:01] Hi, Ron.
[0:02] Saw your statement.
[0:04] Any problem with it?
[0:06] No, I don't think so.
[0:07] I'm going to...
[0:08] I just think you're in a position where you can't issue anything.
[0:11] I asked it to be phoned over to you as it was going out.
[0:14] I got it.
[0:14] And thank you for doing that.
[0:17] I'm going to, as we discussed before, take the same position that I took yesterday.
[0:22] One thing, if they ask me about the scapegoat thing...
[0:24] I'm going to say, and I've talked to the President about this, and he's authorized me to do it, is to say that our objective, based on the President's statement the other day, is not to find a scapegoat.
[0:33] It's to find the truth, and we're going to fully cooperate with the grand jury process.
[0:38] And then go on to, you know, hold the position I did before.
[0:43] Have you briefed yet?
[0:44] No.
[0:45] The President's been in a meeting with Jewish leaders.
[0:47] Okay.
[0:48] All right.
[0:49] Are you at home?
[0:50] No, I'm here in the office.
[0:51] Okay.
[0:52] Good job.
[0:53] Bye-bye.
[0:54] Bye.
[0:59] Thank you.