Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 196-023
Date: Sunday, July 23, 1972 at 2:01 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/196-023

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[0:00] Well, I gave John a call.
[0:03] I told him, I said, you know, you're the best at this if anybody ever was.
[0:07] You know, they, they throw all those things in there.
[0:10] I mean, they give, even Turgars wasn't given any softballs.
[0:16] And, uh, but, well, yeah, yeah.
[0:18] How did they, uh, but didn't you need it?
[0:20] Well, I thought it was a quotation from Hamlet or any of them, too.
[0:23] for that kind of audience.
[0:39] And also his saying today, he's gonna stay in the Democratic Party.
[0:45] He's not gonna work for Democrats for the House and the Senate.
[0:47] You know, that's really a singer, probably his own logic, but it's exactly the right line.
[0:49] Very good.
[0:49] How did the other one come out?
[0:50] Did you watch the other one?
[0:50] Did they give him any hard ones?
[0:51] Just follow what we anticipate.
[0:52] I suppose they give 10, they're not gonna get that money.
[0:53] Huh?
[1:10] Sure.
[1:10] Jesus Christ.
[1:10] God only did it well to him when he murdered one of them.
[1:11] He murdered him twice.
[1:12] But you notice how they didn't raise him.
[1:13] They gave him one in one hand.
[1:13] You're on the fence with these two.
[1:14] You can never win that.
[1:15] Lord calls him to death.
[1:15] He's in prison for sure.
[1:20] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:47] Me?
[1:49] Did they raise the debate question?
[1:53] What did he say about that?
[1:55] Did they raise the point of his change of position?
[2:03] Oh, you know.
[2:08] What he even said is irrelevant.
[2:08] It really doesn't matter that much.
[2:12] You know what I mean?
[2:13] He doesn't really make that much of a... As a matter of fact, my governor didn't make much of a note of what he said.
[2:17] What did you say?
[2:18] Well, from our view, he goes on a...
[2:19] They didn't get any, uh, what reporters were on, if anything, in front of the media.
[2:38] It was boring, you know.
[2:42] So, you know, a few times, I think.
[2:43] No questions.
[2:43] Well, anyway, I think, I think our, I think our boy was better.
[2:44] Yeah.
[2:45] I don't know.
[2:45] I think they say it's the worst day.
[3:02] Okay.
[3:04] Fine.
[3:04] Fine.