Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 328-009
Date: Monday, March 27, 1972 at 1:09 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-009

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[0:00] ...over this, uh, Alaska pipeline thing.
[0:26] Uh, but, uh, just, uh, you know, we've all, uh, we've all, uh, Alaska, you know, all, uh, the Alaska pipeline, you know,
[0:29] My question is, is it worth
[0:58] I'm not very impressed with the idea that this is going to be a great thing.
[1:24] It's going to make a lot of fools for us.
[1:25] Forget the international impact.
[1:26] I'd rather not help them for other reasons.
[1:28] But in terms of that, the other thing we have, one thing we're sure of, is the job in Alaska.
[1:51] Another thing that is problematical, that is the question of, are we helped by turning off the Alaska pipeline?
[1:53] The point on the latter part is that, in regards to the negative issues, we don't have to make the decision.
[1:57] by myself against the thousands of people in California and other places in the United States because we haven't decided against the Alaskan people.
[2:21] That's my point.
[2:22] I don't think this has to be done.
[2:22] I'm not interested.
[2:23] First, I'm not interested in the international football.
[2:24] I don't care about the community.
[2:25] Secondly,
[2:25] ... ... ... ... ...
[2:47] I think that there's really a lot going on.
[3:10] I think there's a lot of spotlight here on Ashley Hunter Gravel or somebody like that.
[3:12] It's pretty clear that at this time, it's not a negotiation.
[3:13] They don't, they're hoping to do the same thing.
[3:14] They're hoping to do the same thing.
[3:15] They're hoping to do the same thing.
[3:16] They're hoping to do the same thing.
[3:17] Yeah.