Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 281-012
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1971 at 9:51 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-012

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[58:59] In the debate of the confirmation of the two men, of the two individuals I have selected, who will be charged, they are conservatives.
[59:11] The charge is true.
[59:16] I, too, am a conservative.
[59:20] During my campaign, I placed the nominee to the Supreme Court.
[59:28] and who shared my, individuals who shared my whole, my judicial philosophy, which is basically a conservative philosophy.
[59:45] Let me, there is one area which,
[59:57] There's one example which are very specific to that point.
[1:00:08] Many cases over the past few years have come before the court involving the development, the development, the development of
[1:00:23] between the rights of society and the rights of defendants accused of crimes against society.
[1:00:29] I've denigrated constitutional organs and disagreed with them.
[1:00:42] I'm still aware of how they maintain that balance.
[1:00:47] Mr. Waller, the defendant in 1967 said that the balance in this country
[1:00:52] at two-part extant piece courses and four criminal courses.
[1:01:02] Okay, thank you.