Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 252-017
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1971 at 4:33 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-017

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[35:07] I mean, he was one of the ones that kind of... Oh, he's...
[35:08] I don't know.
[35:08] I don't know.
[35:09] I don't know.
[35:09] I don't know.
[35:27] Now we're about to go into cheating.
[35:33] I don't know if you can understand it or not, but I'm trying to hold it.
[35:40] Why don't you show it to me?
[35:43] I'm going to have to be very...
[36:00] uh they uh they uh
[36:08] We didn't expect it to be that way.
[36:13] Now, uh, they, they're, they're, maybe they'll, they're going to, uh, there's some points where they will be on the hills.
[36:24] Uh, we'll have to see.
[36:31] We'll have to see.
[36:32] Yeah, I'll, I'll, uh,
[36:36] I think I'll play out of this.
[36:59] Of course, the thing is that it's just an unconscionable suspension.
[37:09] I don't know what you can do with it, but I'll tell you this.
[37:14] I want to be sure that the bridge has got the word.
[37:17] Not a thing for CPS on that spin-off.
[37:22] It's complicated as hell.
[37:30] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
[38:00] I don't know.
[38:07] I can talk to you in a second.
[38:11] I'd rather it isn't.
[38:13] Also, let me say, I don't know if you're calling my director, but I'd also like to do a call with him.
[38:21] I'd like to see how he's doing.
[38:22] That's what we've got to do.
[38:25] See whether he can do me a favor, you know.
[38:29] I think it's a good idea, but I think he's going to be disappointed with the fact that it's damn less than he thinks.
[38:57] do you think we're going to get ten minutes or five, ten minutes, you know, people never really do it for us, they do it for the other way around.
[39:17] Another thing, too, is how about the tigers, how are they doing?
[39:21] How are they doing?
[39:25] What do you mean?
[39:26] What do you mean?
[39:27] Demonstrate to me.
[39:29] Right.
[39:29] Well, that certainly doesn't help hurt our cause, does it?
[39:32] And they basically turned it off, but...
[39:35] Some of our, you know, our softest things should have been done that way.
[39:42] They're absolutely wrong, but water pointed out the problem that way.
[39:45] Finally did something smart.
[39:48] That's right.
[39:50] What the hell?
[39:50] They're going to go in and bring this office up close to them, you know?
[39:55] Sure.
[39:55] I think it's very important.
[39:57] I'm thinking out of this post, and I think we know that we can, inside, we may be the agenda we react to.
[40:04] He thinks we do, you know, of course.
[40:07] And I don't think we are.
[40:09] I think the network, you know, I think there was a few things.
[40:14] I think we're going to come out of it.
[40:16] I mean, we hit a crack at it, and I'll hit it again tomorrow night.
[40:23] You understand the power we have in the presence.
[40:28] That will wash it off.
[40:30] We have to go on again.
[40:32] It's hard work.
[40:34] The trouble is we haven't got anybody who's had confidence in Captain.
[40:48] He's good though.
[40:49] He's positive.
[40:51] He's positive.
[40:53] you know, that Christian was a great secretary, but I think in terms of making news, you never saw him.
[41:04] Oh, it is insane.
[41:06] In the office, I know that they're somewhere under that seat, beginning to see through this awfully hard for these people.
[41:12] Sure, the news isn't always, I mean, it's always good, but there's so much of it that is positive that these badgers are having one hell of a time knocking it down.
[41:24] Yeah.
[41:24] Yeah.
[41:50] You've got to make it part of the center.
[41:54] You've got to make it part of the center.
[41:57] You've got to make it part of the center.
[42:01] You've got to make it part of the center.
[42:04] You've got to make it part of the center.
[42:09] You've got to make it part of the center.
[42:17] It's very possible that they may not make it, you know, if you try to, uh, you know, try to enjoy it.
[42:28] Yeah.
[42:29] Well, I have action telephones.
[42:32] They can't go any faster than they should.
[42:37] And I really think they're against it, so don't go into my way to feed them.
[42:43] I agree.
[42:44] I've said it myself.
[42:46] Anyway, keep faith.
[42:51] Don't worry.
[42:57] Bye.
[42:58] Uh, don't worry.