Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 040-073
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:48 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-073

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative.

[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Yes, Mr. Roosevelt.
[0:02] How are you doing in getting out Henry's story, or is that falling on its face?
[0:05] No, it's not.
[0:06] It's playing very well.
[0:07] You sure?
[0:08] Yes.
[0:08] He had a good briefing over in Paris, and we have that transcript coming in.
[0:14] It's moving well on the wires and very positively.
[0:19] It's very important, Ron, to see that that is played extremely well.
[0:22] I don't know.
[0:23] You probably can't do anything about it, but do your best.
[0:25] Well, we don't have to do anything about it.
[0:26] It is moving well.
[0:28] and we're underpinning it, as I talked to you about this morning.
[0:31] Right.
[0:32] You know, with your backgrounders and all that kind of thing.
[0:35] Right, right, right.
[0:37] And the announcement about tonight is moving well, too.
[0:42] I would think it would.
[0:43] 8.30 tonight, you've announced that now.
[0:45] Yes, sir.
[0:45] The meeting with the leaders you've announced.
[0:47] Yes, the cabinet.
[0:48] Right.
[0:48] I think we should do a quick press picture with the cabinet and with the leadership.
[0:53] Fine.
[0:54] Okay.
[0:56] so that they have that to use tomorrow and the 4.30 thing they could have even for tonight.
[1:07] Now, I talked to Ray Price and also talked later on this subject, and I think it's very important that we not give the text out to the Cabinet
[1:22] Or to the leaders.
[1:23] Right.
[1:23] Because it'll leak.
[1:25] But say that the text will be available at 7 o'clock so that it doesn't break the news shows, which it must not.
[1:31] Right.
[1:31] I've talked to Ray about that and to Schultz about it, and Timmons understands that, too.
[1:35] Right.
[1:36] And so they must all understand that, that they will be delivered to them at 7 o'clock.
[1:40] 7 o'clock.
[1:41] Right.
[1:41] Fine.
[1:42] Okay, sir.
[1:43] Right.