Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 403-015
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:04 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-015

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:05] I, uh, was trying to reach Irwin, and, uh, my name's in the U.S. and the world, of course.
[0:19] So, uh, you'll probably have to, sort of, dig out something.
[0:20] I don't know.
[0:21] I don't know.
[0:21] Uh, the Watergate thing, I really want to comment and so forth, but I'm not sure that we have a general idea.
[0:36] I mean, I've got this global rule that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.
[0:38] Let me say this first, in regard to the Watergate, generally,
[0:40] Oh, I think in my position that I don't... Oh, I've already stated that I don't approve of S.P.N.I.
[1:07] for burglary and all that sort of stuff.
[1:08] Yeah, that's right.
[1:20] But my point is that they're, what they were trying to say, well, now, what about higher options?
[1:24] I think the court, the proceedings were added, but so forth and so on.
[1:26] I don't know if there's any comment upon that, so it's perhaps the right thing to do.
[1:28] Well, anyway, the other point is, check that out to see what kind of answers you need.
[1:30] Well, for example, he'll say, what about Spencer Mitchell?
[1:55] Do you think the courts have adequately handled this problem?
[1:56] Do you favor the return of the delegation, for example?
[1:57] And then, do you favor the, what do they call White House people, including the most justified people?
[2:04] But anyway, and uh...
[2:20] Oh, the other one was regarding the chaperone.
[2:29] Of course, the granny is all wound up in her well, isn't there?
[2:33] Right.
[2:34] But what is the, you're, you're, you would talk to the FBI and say, for example, let's say, look, what if Mr. Chaperone follows the granny's way?
[2:43] I mean, are you going to follow that?
[2:44] I, of course, actually, I'm going to say it.
[2:56] Yeah.
[2:58] Yeah.
[2:59] Well, can't we say that?
[3:01] That's my point.
[3:03] Well, in other words, there's Dean...
[3:05] The dean investigates it very well as well as I do.
[3:15] That's my point.
[3:20] That's the very good point.
[3:22] How do you find that out?
[3:23] That's what I am saying.
[3:24] You say that he hasn't investigated it.
[3:25] That's what I'm saying.
[3:25] I just go to Congress and stand in the middle and I say that to you.
[3:31] All right.
[3:37] Okay.
[3:37] You can see what I want.
[3:38] Get me just one, please.
[3:39] Not too much.
[3:41] Not too much.
[3:41] I don't want to answer that.
[3:42] It's a great church.
[3:42] That's what I prefer.