Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 269-005
Date: Monday, August 2, 1971 at 9:56 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-005

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[42:49] So, I just had a call from Harry Dennett, and he said he had a long talk with Marshal, and he's really quite emotional about this thing tomorrow.
[42:54] He said that he was just both the Texas chairman and the required review of the Mississippi chairman, and he said that there were some three or four other things that were kind of working for the chairman, and he was joined by President Reagan of the administration to talk about a deal down there.
[43:33] I don't know whether there's
[43:58] I saw I said, I'm sure, I'm sure, I'm sure, I'm sure.
[44:27] But it certainly is a problem.
[44:32] Well, I don't know.
[44:38] Maybe at times it's a little demagogic to have one of our own.
[44:43] We're going to repeat on something else.
[45:02] Well, frankly, I'm not comfortable with any fussing.
[45:06] I guess there's no way to be responsible without being responsible.
[46:04] Why don't you call him and hold his hand?
[46:11] He's got a hell of a problem there.
[46:27] Well, there's no way to be able to contend with it.
[46:29] It's just a question of, you know, doing, taking the, taking the, you know, lesser of two.
[46:57] No, I didn't.
[46:58] I didn't talk to him.
[47:00] No, I didn't.
[47:00] Well, I want you to talk to him.
[47:16] Well, they'll be down here at that time.
[47:39] Well, I guess if there's a problem with John, I guess it's what happened.
[47:43] All the people in this field become so enmeshed with him that they become out of parties of necromancy.
[47:54] You know, Eliot mentioned the March of 1941, when someone was getting John done.
[47:58] On the other hand, there was the devil of the evidence.
[48:09] I just don't know if there's any answer to what you're saying.
[48:40] with this plan.
[49:11] Robert, you give Harry a call and give me a call back later.
[49:14] Fine.
[49:15] Do your best.
[1:24:42] Yeah?