Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 038-153
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 1973 at 7:22 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kleindienst, Richard G.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-153

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[0:00] I had a good talk with Henry Peterson.
[0:07] That's fine.
[0:08] Are you home?
[0:08] Yes, sir.
[0:10] One thing I wanted to say, only as a suggestion that, I don't know, I guess you might have him pass on.
[0:18] You're in charge of this one, though, aren't you?
[0:20] Yeah, this is the Ellsberg case.
[0:21] Yeah.
[0:23] Your case, isn't it?
[0:25] Yes.
[0:26] I do think it's important to let the prosecutor know, as it's passed on, that this was a national security investigation of very great sensitivity.
[0:38] I just think it's important that that be known.
[0:41] You know what I mean?
[0:42] So that he can use some restraint in terms of, like...
[0:48] We're trying to get in the sources and all that sort of thing.
[0:57] I don't understand.
[0:58] I'm not going to .
[0:59] The point being that, look, this is a national security investigation.
[1:03] It involves great sensitivity.
[1:07] And to have it, we're just giving it for information.
[1:11] None of this was ever presented to the prosecution.
[1:16] absolute assurances on that under the circumstances.
[1:21] And I think the judge should know that too.
[1:24] Yes, sir.
[1:25] It's very important.
[1:26] Okay.
[1:28] Be sure that...
[1:30] Okay.
[1:30] Good deal.