Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 106-001
Date: Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 12:00 AM
Participants: Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Cabinet Room
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/106-001

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[0:25] We know we're going to get on it.
[0:27] I don't know what I'm told, John.
[0:30] Well, I'm sorry to be out of this, but the thing is...
[0:38] But you're not aware of some things.
[0:41] I know I'm not aware of some things.
[0:44] And that's probably fine.
[0:47] The thing that everybody forgets around here is that our books are open to public discussion.
[0:53] The White House books are.
[0:54] I can totally justify it.
[0:56] The lady took out to California.
[0:58] I knew nothing about the on-trip to Dallas except the fact that I had a date in place.
[1:03] And I did know that he went on the domestic counsel.
[1:07] Well, he went in December and they asked for the second half of fiscal 72, and he went in December and was reimbursed in the second half of fiscal 72, so it shows up.
[1:23] So, you know, when it came to what do you have as far as travel vouchers are concerned, our books are public.
[1:30] It looks worse for us to be destroying records and have it come out in some other way than we withheld the information.
[1:38] I mean, that is insanity.
[1:41] I agree with that.
[1:42] I think you have to have a good reason for it.
[1:44] It's going down there.
[1:45] And it was quite honestly a load of a joke.
[1:48] Can you justify that?
[1:51] Well, I don't know now.
[1:52] I honestly don't.