Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 406-044
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:26 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-044

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[0:00] Yep.
[0:01] Who are you trying to get that information from?
[0:12] Now, don't screw with him enough.
[0:14] Now, you get over to John Dean right away.
[0:16] If you talk to him, the United States Senator is going to be shocked.
[0:18] Understand?
[0:19] Yes.
[0:19] A violation.
[0:26] I want every FBI agent in this city to find out this.
[0:35] I want to get Jerry Wilson the hell out of bed and get him to find out about it.
[0:37] I want to report it in five minutes.
[0:38] Is that clear?
[0:39] And get off their ass now and screw the Secret Service.
[0:40] They don't handle this.
[0:40] This is the FBI's job.
[0:41] It's the United States Senator's job.
[0:42] And the Washington police.
[0:43] And everybody together.
[0:43] Now get going on it fast.
[0:44] I expect it.
[0:44] I'll give you ten minutes.
[0:45] Ten minutes.
[0:46] That's all.
[0:47] I don't want to talk to John Dean.
[0:55] He has to get off of his ass and get the secret, get the FBI into something.
[1:00] It's not a local problem.
[1:00] It's a United States Senator's problem.
[1:01] I have got to know what the score is.
[1:03] I want to find out.
[1:04] Right away.