Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 256-018
Date: Tuesday, June 1, 1971 at 11:30 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-018

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[25:59] NIXON: Oh, say Bob, would you return call to [unintelligible] just give him this guidance that he'll hold to his position. He's called saying the Republicans on the Committee are gonna go down, and of course maybe, maybe, they won't, but let's, we can't cave before the, gun control, okay?
[26:17] HALDEMAN: Yeah.
[26:19] NIXON: Hold to the, hold to the position.
[26:20] HALDEMAN: Okay.