Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 330-015
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 1972 at 11:43 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-015

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[2:21:10] Let me say, I have decided to run.
[2:21:13] I think that we just run.
[2:21:15] Let's try.
[2:21:16] That's an issue.
[2:21:16] If we do it that way, I want to put it there however, what they want to do.
[2:21:20] I'm against the legalization of marijuana.
[2:21:22] I know this stuff is carefully left out.
[2:21:25] You know what I mean?
[2:21:26] It will be dealt only with heroin.
[2:21:28] Don't you think I should put it in?
[2:21:33] Or do you?
[2:21:34] Why not raise that issue?
[2:21:37] Why limit it to heroin?
[2:21:40] The legalization of marijuana.
[2:21:41] And the argument is the settlement of the kid matter is...
[2:21:45] I think you shouldn't have that.
[2:21:49] It will make the parents happy.
[2:21:51] The parents are the ones that are going to vote for the kids.
[2:21:57] And the marijuana-smoking kids are the ones that are going to have to get home a lot of the time.
[2:22:02] I don't think so.
[2:22:03] It's not your kids.
[2:22:04] In fact, your kids are the ones who don't want to...
[2:22:06] There's a lot of kids who say, for God's sake, don't legalize it.
[2:22:09] Harder.
[2:22:10] Yeah, kids who use marijuana.
[2:22:12] One friend of my daughter's.
[2:22:19] Okay, good.