Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 230-001
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 1972 at 7:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/230-001

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[0:00] Yeah, hi.
[0:06] Fine, good.
[0:11] Well, we'll try to get Bill down and sort of gracefully now.
[0:20] Provided he doesn't build up some sort of a backfire with you.
[0:27] But he's got to understand it and do it.
[0:28] He's getting Milwaukee excited.
[0:29] That's what's happening right now.
[0:30] You have nothing, you don't know really what the hell Obi-Wan is.
[0:44] My own view is that I have thought that what you really want to do is just to say, you know, master the Italy, give it the time to make the change, and so forth.
[0:59] It may be that the other possibilities
[1:00] Yeah, he has not indicated anything.
[1:14] He really hasn't been too well or anything.
[1:20] What you're feeling, we ought to be hardlining him, don't you think?
[1:27] Huh?
[1:28] Yeah, that's right.
[1:29] Yeah, good.
[1:29] Thanks, that's good work.