Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 371-013
Date: Friday, October 20, 1972 at 10:56 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-013

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[0:00] Well, what about this fall, West Palm?
[0:26] First, I think the concern about the private stand.
[0:27] What do you think about this?
[0:27] Reflect a bit on West Palm.
[0:28] What do you think about that?
[0:30] I don't know if Leah's position is right in the context of this other issue.
[0:54] But we have these assurances.
[0:54] And we're going to get that case to deal with.
[0:55] I think the question is that.
[0:56] Yeah.
[0:56] What about the government?
[0:56] You know, the actual virtual issue.
[0:57] They had a fact check with the federal court.
[0:58] They talked about the current issue of government enforcement.
[1:01] That's what we're doing.
[1:27] That's what we're doing.
[1:28] That's what we're doing.
[1:28] That's what we're doing.
[1:29] That's what we're doing.
[1:29] That's what we're doing.
[1:33] They're all on, you know, half the place they are.
[1:42] Oh.
[1:42] What if they're going to leave us out?
[1:43] They're what?
[1:43] They'll leave us out.
[1:43] They'll be constantly fighting.
[2:27] Did we have any responses?
[2:35] And if we're not certain, you can give us something on that.
[2:36] Well, if you did with your life, you should take the most positive step.
[2:56] I feel myself
[3:19] Well, you've always said more about what you're here to, uh, about what Westfalen said, but you still want the deal, despite what Westfalen said.
[3:41] I, when Henry left, I said I agree to the deal, and we should put the answer to the story.
[3:43] You said that.
[3:43] Yes.
[3:43] And that's the way I feel.
[3:44] All right.
[3:44] All right.
[3:44] And that's why I told you.
[3:45] I told you.
[3:45] I told you.
[3:45] I told you.
[3:45] I told you.
[3:46] I told you.
[3:46] I told you.
[3:46] I told you.
[3:48] In other words, is it fundamentally a bad deal for you, or not a bad deal for you?
[4:12] It's a solid plus for us.
[4:12] It's a high risk for him.
[4:13] If he gets it enthusiastically, then it's definitely going to work.
[4:14] If Henry pushes on, and he accepts it before the election, I think it's going to be safe.
[4:16] Because if that went away, it's going to hurt you.
[4:17] It's going to hurt this country.
[4:19] That's my concern.
[4:38] And I know that there is odds and odds to the point where he's going to have the office.
[4:40] And that was the question.
[4:40] That was the argument.
[4:41] So it looks like an election cycle.
[4:42] I think it's going to be a long-term second election.
[4:43] So there's a risk of a break with the four-year election.
[4:44] Now, we decided to open up right after the election.
[4:45] If you listen to this guy, if you look at our iPhone, that's what we're talking about.
[4:48] over and over again.
[5:01] There's no consideration.
[5:16] Mr. Henry, I want to emphasize again my concern that we, in our discussions, under no circumstances have been informed by the election deadline.
[5:44] That is my conclusion on further reflection.
[5:47] after a settlement before the election?
[6:05] Will it best be a wash?
[6:05] And as a high risk?
[6:17] We made a bad settlement now.
[6:45] We made a settlement now, which could have been better later.
[6:50] He made a poorer settlement now than he could have made had he simply waited for that to happen.
[7:13] And as you hear this again, I think that's a common straight answer.
[7:15] Because Henry is passionately concerned about this.
[7:16] Partly because he doesn't even know Bob.
[7:17] But Al, what do you think about that?
[7:35] Can we realize that he doesn't employ the election to help improve for him?
[7:36] You know, in his journey.
[7:37] If it's done after the election, you know, then most everybody's going to say, well, Al, if you want an election, the president's on a bad date.
[7:40] Obviously, if you adopt that case, it's going to be that much of an achievement.
[7:41] Am I being too unkind?
[7:42] I don't know.
[7:42] I don't know what you're saying about that.
[7:54] check papers so you see if you look at that original video of that two on-bounds up to the second one on the left one on the left of the second full hearted yeah it's a good decision it's not good I don't consider it's not a good decision now later that's the pathetic pathetic I emphasize again it's two
[8:28] the essential requirement is that you must choose acceptance
[8:58] of the agreement must be over without so that the charge cannot be made.
[9:24] And we have portioned that through a settlement.
[9:28] which was not in the interest of what it may have prevented a common, uh, takeover.
[9:48] And it's a substantial part of itself right now.
[9:54] I put that in as I mentioned it and I do not use the charge that he must go as a partner in the fight against Mr. the uh... uh... uh... Mr. the uh... we want him as a partner uh... we want him... we want him as a willing partner in the fight against Mr. Raymond this must not be a shotgun fight against Mr. Raymond
[10:26] I am aware of the risk of developing an argument.
[10:48] But from an election standpoint, we can handle that.
[10:56] eventualities, much more easily than they can.
[11:27] I told Henry all of this, but you've got to have it restated.
[11:50] You bring up, oh, my God.
[11:51] Oh, my God.
[11:51] But you changed that, didn't you?
[11:52] Yeah.
[11:52] Yeah.
[11:54] I mean, this will be very helpful to me if we'll get more ejection tests.
[12:06] Call me, I'll help.
[12:07] You just call me, and I'm not going to call you.
[12:25] If anything comes up, I'll be there night over day.
[12:26] Understand, I don't mind doing the adjustment.
[12:27] I'm about this.
[12:27] I have to do my adjustment on this thing and this one.
[12:28] So it's 2 o'clock in the morning.
[12:29] Be sure you see the message you're calling.
[12:30] I'm awake 2 o'clock in the morning.
[12:31] Well, last night I was with the bathroom, but then it became a mess.
[12:32] So, yeah, I doubt it.
[12:35] What time is it?
[12:40] It's 11 o'clock.