Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 251-010
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1971 at 3:00 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-010
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417183537 (NAID 417183537)

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[0:03] I'm curious what you said about the way they're getting around and the effect of the leadership meeting this morning.
[0:13] Only 30% of those in this demonstration were Vietnam veterans.
[0:18] That's a crisis, and of course it wasn't that early.
[0:22] The matter was, there was absolutely nobody brought up the demonstration, nobody in the discussion.
[0:29] I wonder if Agnew said something like this, or the slightest idea how many, all week, all week.
[0:40] We don't know.
[0:41] It was just the press and everybody else.
[0:44] But I just wondered if somebody had done anything.
[0:50] I just want to turn around that wall and say it wasn't to be discussed.
[0:56] Absolutely.
[0:57] My great-grandson and me, there was absolutely no discussion.
[1:01] What?
[1:02] Ever of that.
[1:03] Whatever.
[1:04] Absolutely not.
[1:05] About any demonstration.
[1:07] Did you just touch that one, Trish?
[1:09] You didn't just touch any of them, did you?
[1:15] Oh, I thought you brought them out.
[1:17] You've got to shake them up a little there.
[1:19] There must be... No, the only ones that were in there that aren't usually there are his men.
[1:27] I don't want to trip you, but his man might make up some such man.
[1:33] I don't want to check, but this is a chance to nail somebody.
[1:37] It absolutely was not even a...
[1:39] It isn't one where he got married.
[1:41] There was no discussion at all.
[1:43] There was absolutely no question.
[1:45] Something great about the demonstration.