Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 183-002
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 1972 at 10:04 AM
Participants: Ehrlichman, John D.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: Camp David Study Desk
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-002

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[0:00] Sure.
[0:03] President, I would like you to just no comment that McGovern cracked about the Wallace people.
[0:08] And also, just consistently, no comment anything McGovern says from here on out.
[0:15] We'll get at it, Elie Schreiber, and we'll get at it another way.
[0:17] All right.
[0:18] Well, I mean, two others.
[0:24] But from you and the White House, you just have to see if they didn't exist.
[0:30] Brian, Mrs. Westwood, Shriver, McGovern, the whole crowd.
[0:32] I had more on down to this, and I think this is transmitted, but let me just bounce it off of you.
[0:35] If I would be asked for a comment, it would simply be to say, the only observation I have is that tens of millions of independent Americans
[0:39] Eric, regardless of the party, thought about the issues and voted on the issues.
[0:43] No.
[0:44] No.
[0:44] You just don't have any comment.
[0:46] No comment.
[0:47] That's it.
[0:49] Right.
[0:49] See, the election's over and you just don't have any comment on these political recriminations.
[0:54] All right.
[0:55] But you don't say that.
[0:56] You just say no comment.
[0:57] Yes, sir.
[0:58] Okay.
[0:58] I'm with him right now.
[1:00] Yep.
[1:00] Okay.
[1:00] Thanks.
[1:01] Bye.