Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 334-016
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 1972 at 10:35 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-016

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:10] I know that I... Well, it's...
[0:24] I don't want to walk out there.
[0:25] I think it's announcing the death.
[0:26] It's an octopus.
[0:27] It's an octopus.
[0:29] Because I don't think, you see my point is that if I'm to do it, I should get it with my own impact right then.
[0:44] I don't understand what I mean.
[0:44] If the death is announced and I'm going out and reading the statement to the press or making the statement to the press about the death of J. Edgar Hooker, so what the hell is that?
[0:49] You see my point?
[0:49] After all, we...
[0:52] Quiet boat, 30 minutes ago, and I've been ready all the time.
[1:10] I've been waiting for, waiting for everybody to know what's the situation.
[1:12] The connection to mine is going out the same.
[1:13] I, I regret it.
[1:13] I have a, I have a sad feeling for the part of me with the death of the editor for a long time.
[1:15] The editor who died last night.
[1:20] I'm going to sleep.
[1:24] They want to make this announcement, I'll just get rid of the red tape.
[1:46] BANG!