Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 381-019
Date: Monday, December 18, 1972 at 2:35 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/381-019

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[0:00] I have no answer to the FBI.
[0:18] No.
[0:19] This will hold us for a while.
[0:21] He was off the lance again.
[0:24] I think the fact that he got in and was able to talk to the vehicle pulled him out.
[0:34] And let's just work our way through it and see what evolves.
[0:36] I've asked Simmons to do a little looking around on the hill to see what sort of sound he gets.
[0:39] So many things are still on the ground, but it's too soon for him to be able to do it.
[0:42] But I think he's just had to take a step at a time.
[0:45] All right, how do you think?
[0:48] that don't help us to get the better out of the White House.
[1:00] We've got to be right out and good at it to do it.
[1:03] And maybe it doesn't work.
[1:05] I thought it had to.
[1:07] It has.
[1:07] We've got to parse it and re-organize it and bring it all into the White House.
[1:11] We'll see what we can do.
[1:12] We'll see what we can do.
[1:13] We'll see what we can do.
[1:14] We'll see what we can do.
[1:16] I think that's all good.
[1:19] Good.
[1:19] I think it's a good idea to get ready to use that.
[1:22] Good.
[1:23] Good.