On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 6:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-034 of the White House Tapes.
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You're probably way ahead of me, but may I tell you that in terms of the VR situation, in this particular time, since these people are apprehended, the security information we seek is unlimited, okay?
Yes.
And you tell the attorney general that that's what I suggested to the lawyer, and you do it, okay?
Don't you agree with this?
By and by, let's get these bastards.
And we'll follow that up with the, on their recommendation, the meeting of, say, 100 cops, police, and sheriffs from around the country.
Oh, good.
Good.
Oh, you have.
That's great.
That's the way it works.
And then we'll get at this, and I'll come by the academy and give them a little pop.
Okay.
Let's get these guys.
By God.
You know, it just sickens me to see people shooting policemen in the back.
Doesn't it, you?
I mean, of course it does you, but it does me as just an ordinary citizen.
Say this.
Say this.
That's right.
The New York Times will probably write an editorial pointing out that the guy that shot him was raised in a bad neighborhood.
That's right.
That's right.
That's right.
But that isn't the reason these people are bad people.
Right?
Okay, Edgar.
Thank you very much.
Hey!