Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 046-164
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 1973 at 8:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-164

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[0:00] Oh, yes, sir.
[0:02] Ron, I was going to say to you that when the Ellsberg thing does get out, you know, and here's something where we do miss somebody around like Colson who had a little sense about this.
[0:14] For God's sake, let Scott and a few others and Thurman and the rest have it.
[0:18] Oh, sure.
[0:19] Absolutely.
[0:20] Okay.
[0:20] Right.
[0:20] You understand.
[0:21] But it must get out.
[0:22] No, it must get out.
[0:23] And they'll move it up there then.
[0:25] Fine.
[0:25] Fine.
[0:25] Yes, sir.
[0:26] And after it moves there, I mean, but
[0:28] mail them copies of the damn thing make their speeches about us and so forth and uh but the other thing the other story is very important i want these assholes to be a little bit afraid of what we're going to do you understand i i understand that's it and uh and i i would simply not at all you can put it with but just put her out that uh we're under great pressures the president plans to do it this weekend yeah we'll get that done okay okay