Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 354-029
Date: Friday, October 6, 1972 at 2:28 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Laird, Melvin R.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-029

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[0:00] So, I wanted to tell you that, uh...
[0:16] I wanted to tell you that, uh...
[0:29] Yeah, you might want to, what you might do is
[0:59] Yeah, and Adam here, and the main point that I think is that at the beginning, whatever, his therapy, Blair's therapy, and Senator's, and so forth, and the way we've been here, we're here, and we've run, and so forth, is really not very much use of all the ideas, how much we've accomplished, and secondly,
[1:27] Finally, that what they are advocating is strip it all away, strip all the camouflage.
[1:44] I'll argue that they're advocating a common strip over itself, you know.
[1:45] That's the key word of the Constitution.
[1:46] It isn't just getting rid of you, but they, you know, they hit on you, but, you know, they're going to go ahead and allow the position where it really is.
[1:55] If I want to kill you, you're not going to want to do the latter.
[2:18] But, yeah, I'd wait till he kills me, and I'm going to be listening to his speeches, and I'm going to get the first word, and I'm going to get the second word.
[2:21] But whatever each shot is mine.
[2:22] But if they want to make, if they want to make, you know, if they want to make the world a better place, that's very much who I am.
[2:25] Sure.
[2:53] Sure.
[2:54] Sure.
[2:54] Sure.
[2:54] Sure.
[3:01] Well, I think on Sunday at one point there, the children continued to handle the fact that, you know, that all these defense companies tried to gloss over it and say, well, I agree, I agree, I agree, I agree, and that's all I've ever done.
[3:22] But some people said, well, look at the facts.
[3:23] But, you know, the mind, you know, he's proud of it, but here's what it does.
[3:29] Okay.
[3:44] Good luck.