Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 285-018 Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 at 12:16 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-018 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] Yeah. [0:22] And I'll leave out the text that is given to the press, the letters, and that section of the letters. [0:24] It's far more effective for me to just do it if I need to, but I don't have the last minute certainty. [0:26] And the letters will cut down when they have to print. [0:27] And the letters will get out to the side of our story. [0:28] See? [0:29] Straighten and have that face on. [0:38] That's what I'm saying. [0:38] Yeah. [0:38] See what I mean? [0:39] That's it.