Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 307-030
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 1971 at 5:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-030

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[0:00] Yeah, yeah.
[0:22] I think it's important that you hang on to this thing now, that you know it's going to be handled, but I would stay hypnotized by the long-term potential.
[0:25] It cannot be done through a goal, or it has to be done through constant communication incentives, which, in part, is important, and still is.
[0:29] I don't have any civil rights.
[0:50] Petro will handle it all himself.
[0:51] He will, I believe, say some other things on Hoppe.
[0:52] I know he'll discuss the situation directly with Bates.
[0:53] And he, Petro, will also be a little bit.
[0:55] We decided to go on, and that's that.
[1:19] I said, well, I'm John, I'm the chairman, and I don't want to hear any more about it.
[1:21] I don't want to be surprised.
[1:21] He was just telling the president, the president had a positive potential, a builder-directed potential,
[1:24] And, uh, that, uh, Mitchell will work out whatever is satisfactory to him.
[1:37] Totally.
[1:37] Because, you know, he and Mitchell, you'll understand.
[1:38] But he has put all the messages to them.
[1:39] And they, Mitchell, please don't sell them.
[1:42] I think you talked to Mitchell, and I talked to Mitchell, and they're all agreed that Mitchell is going to handle it in office.
[2:00] They are getting on the way.
[2:01] We're telling them that the President is concerned.
[2:02] We're sure he wants this done the right way.
[2:04] He talked to Mitchell without his attention.
[2:26] He should not convey to Mitchell that he talked to you, of course.
[2:27] But he used to say to him that, and tell him to tell Mitchell everything he wants, and then Mitchell would do it.
[2:30] How's that sound?
[2:30] Yeah?
[2:30] Yeah.
[2:30] All right.
[2:31] We have ghosts.
[2:31] Oh, hell.
[2:31] Yeah, he and a lot of others do.
[2:34] I don't know if he's going to get out of the hospital.
[2:55] He's going to die.
[2:56] It's not that tough.
[2:57] I'm glad he knows that I'm personally very concerned about Keene's health and all that.
[2:59] And I hope nobody vomits.
[2:59] And he looks like he's got meaning.
[3:00] He'll talk a little bit, but I'm not quite sure.
[3:01] I'm not sure at the moment.
[3:04] But I'd love to.
[3:17] I've never said a word about it.
[3:18] We're used to it.
[3:19] We're used to it.
[3:19] Fine.
[3:19] Fine.
[3:19] Fine.
[3:19] We'll do that.
[3:20] Okay.
[3:20] All right.