Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 165-025
Date: Saturday, May 12, 1973 at 2:11 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/165-025

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[0:00] I didn't want to interrupt your call, but I did want to be sure if you do get grayed, if you get hit hard.
[0:06] And he's a patriot, and he knows I'm his friend.
[0:09] But the point he's got to emphasize is one that I called him, and he said, I'm concerned about people that may be doing you a disservice.
[0:19] And I said, Pat, your job is to get to the bottom and go clear to the top, no matter who it hurts.
[0:26] He's got to say that.
[0:30] Yes, sir.
[0:32] I think so.
[0:36] We have to really, what we have to find out is exactly what he said to both.
[0:40] That's the important thing.
[0:41] That we know what he said and then bridge off that to get a public statement.
[0:46] But you see, whatever he did say is, you know, all that's going to dribble out.
[0:52] But the point is, this is a PR thing.
[0:55] He should now make a public statement, you know.
[0:58] You see, the public statement, you know, is going to override the PRs, you know?
[1:03] I mean, it's going to override what the hell happened to the grand jury.
[1:06] Forget the goddamn grand jury.
[1:07] Forget what he said to the committee.
[1:09] He's got to say that the president told him to get his ass on it, conducted thorough investigation, which he, of course, said over and over and over he did, too.
[1:19] That's right.
[1:20] That's what we have to do.
[1:21] All right.
[1:21] You think you got him on the phone now?
[1:23] I've got the guy in the other room.
[1:25] Okay, fine.
[1:25] I'm sure he got him.