Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 044-043
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 1973 at 12:28 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-043

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:02] Sir, Ron, what is your advice now?
[0:07] I'd prefer to wait until tomorrow.
[0:09] I see.
[0:10] You had a pretty rough time today?
[0:11] No, no, it wasn't rough at all.
[0:13] As a matter of fact, Jerry briefed because we had the drug law enforcement thing going.
[0:17] They asked a little more about Cambodia, but there was no problem on that.
[0:22] What do you think, waiting until tomorrow is a little...
[0:28] I think it's better.
[0:29] Otherwise, you build up the idea that maybe you're going to talk about the other thing.
[0:33] Is that your point?
[0:35] Well, no, not so much.
[0:37] That's not really about Watergate.
[0:39] It goes more to, I think, then we start a whole series of speculation about the second part of what you might say in terms of the economy and so forth.
[0:53] I think you're right.
[0:54] Okay, then you'll...
[0:56] They asked today whether or not...
[0:57] They asked Jerry, and that's one reason I had him... You want to freeze?
[1:01] No.
[1:01] No, ask if you were going to have a statement, a public statement at the end of the withdrawal, and Jerry said he'd have to check.
[1:10] So they're sort of up for it.
[1:12] All right, do it tomorrow, Ron.
[1:13] That's fine.
[1:14] Yes, sir.
[1:14] We'll do it first thing in the morning.
[1:15] And you work out the time and everything?
[1:18] Yes, sir.
[1:19] Is that what we're going for?
[1:20] Yes, sir.
[1:20] We're going to request 9 o'clock.
[1:22] Good.
[1:22] Okay.