Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 133-018
Date: Thursday, June 8, 1972 at 4:25 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/133-018

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[0:00] yeah mr haldeman for you yeah go ahead sir hello yes sir yeah uh henry's gone over the speech and uh he it's interesting i didn't give him your reaction at all i just said you wanted to get a feel of what he thought of it and he said it's it's too peacenicky and too euphoric yeah and he said it's not nixon at all yeah i know that he his whole strength is that he's been tough and peaceful where this sounds like mcgovern
[0:26] Yeah, yeah.
[0:27] And his view is that, in the first place, you shouldn't talk about foreign policy at all for a while, that you don't need it.
[0:35] You'll detract from both Moscow and your congressional speeches, and that you're in a position of supremacy now, and you shouldn't put it to a test because the best you can do is come out even.
[0:47] Well, I sort of had that feeling.
[0:48] I've been sitting here working on the damn thing, Bob, and, you know,
[0:52] Well, let's toss in some other negatives.
[0:56] I was talking to Chuck again, and he said, God, I hope he isn't going to go down to Houston and do the rotary.
[1:06] Come on over and let's talk about it over here.
[1:07] Okay.