Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 046-035
Date: Monday, May 14, 1973 at 7:27 PM
Participants: Garment, Leonard; Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-035

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[0:01] Mr. Garland.
[0:02] Yeah, Ron.
[0:03] Yeah, man.
[0:04] Number one, he said that he told this reporter for UPI that there was nothing to this story.
[0:10] They had no such information.
[0:11] Number two, Carmine Molino, who has been an investigator in California, is not there, but is here in Washington.
[0:18] They have nobody in California now.
[0:20] Number three, they have no information at all about any such matter.
[0:25] Number four...
[0:27] trying to locate Irvin and hasn't been able to get him.
[0:30] He thinks he may be able to get him after 9 o'clock tonight.
[0:33] He said that they will take us up at their 9 o'clock meeting tomorrow morning with imputation and a statement at their meeting at 11 o'clock or 11.15 stating that the story is untrue.
[0:45] They have no basis for it, no facts known to justify it and kicking the story.
[0:50] I suggest that they could do that sooner, but in any event, if
[0:55] came to that, they should bear in mind your briefing schedule.
[1:01] Good, because...
[1:02] Which is what, noon, I said?
[1:03] Well, about 11 o'clock, because if they, if it takes them, if it takes them from 5 o'clock the night before until, let's say, 10.30 the next day, then, you know, you made the point to them that they're hoping for a certain chastisement on that.
[1:20] Yeah.
[1:21] Yeah.
[1:21] I mean, that is incredible.
[1:22] Right.
[1:23] Well, let him go.
[1:24] That's fine.
[1:24] Don't let him just go.
[1:25] I wouldn't even say anything more to them.
[1:26] That's right.
[1:27] Tell them where your briefing schedule was, and they should be able to move their goddamn asses to the point of being able to react quickly.
[1:34] That's right.
[1:35] Okay.
[1:36] Okay, good.
[1:36] I'm going out to dinner.
[1:37] If you need me as an operator, we'll know where to get me.
[1:39] All right, fine.
[1:39] All right, fine.