Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 331-019
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:17 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-019

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[0:05] I have a question.
[0:23] The study that I want you to make so it won't be too complicated, and I'd rather simplify this.
[0:26] First, I want you to get the number of people who are watching the press corps, or the White House press corps, or whatever it is.
[0:29] You see what I mean?
[0:30] Maybe it's about a number.
[0:30] You can say, there are, say, there are how many young people in the White House press corps credited with border control?
[0:33] Of those who were credited with the White House press corps, only five.
[0:36] to send their children to public schools and leave them alone.
[0:45] Now, you see, you can clear away that.
[0:47] Well, they say, but we don't live in the area.
[0:51] Well, that's all right.
[0:52] They might find, but you just say, only five, or only five, or only 10, or if the number is 30, then say, only 1%.
[0:55] See, then put in percentages of the numbers you bring.
[0:57] If the number is small enough, use the number.
[1:00] Okay, now, I think that can be studied.
[1:02] And I would just put a, there's no reason why a reporter doesn't answer that question when he's asked.
[1:18] Would you think they could find out?
[1:21] Yeah.
[1:21] Yeah.
[1:22] Yeah.
[1:22] I don't know.
[1:23] It just may be that you've got to put somebody on it.
[1:25] I'd just put somebody on it and just have them call each member of the Corps and say, I'm just making a study that I asked.
[1:31] Do you have children?
[1:35] Do they intend to go to public schools in the District of Columbia?
[1:41] We're making this kind of study in the school system.
[1:43] Get somebody to put three or four people on it.
[1:44] But I need it by next Wednesday, okay?