Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 426-005
Date: Thursday, March 29, 1973 at 4:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-005

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[0:04] Thank you.
[0:35] question of whether we can work something out.
[0:57] All he was trying to say was that he thinks, let's talk with Baker, that if we, does he think we should cater to him?
[0:59] No.
[0:59] Well, he thinks we should modify.
[1:00] He said we need a shift in policy regarding the appearances.
[1:01] And then tomorrow, I almost told him that it was.
[1:02] I mean, we talked about two possibilities.
[1:03] He said, well, if he thinks whatever it is, it's to try to get the president out in front of him, get the president to take the initiative on something, which is really useless.
[1:26] The issue of the country is the question of executive privilege.
[1:28] What they care about is what is the White House hiding, and why is the White House hiding.
[1:29] And I said, Matt, you've got to answer.
[1:30] And I don't need to talk to the president.
[1:31] Thank you.
[2:02] Thank you.
[2:32] Thank you, sir.
[3:00] Yes, sir.
[3:30] The second, of course, is the student .
[3:38] The third is support the president .
[4:02] We .
[4:29] It works this way.
[4:29] We don't have to have .
[4:43] Thank you.
[5:06] Yeah.