Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 426-016
Date: Thursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:35 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-016

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[0:00] Redrafted?
[0:03] I didn't redraft it.
[0:08] You always have to read the...
[0:27] It's kind of a suggestion in terms of this thing
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[1:04] Also, I think the recent bill, I think the recent bill, because I don't know what the hell to say.
[1:21] Now, I just want to thank you.
[1:21] Frankly, part of our problem here has been a failure.
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[2:28] his reasoning is that McCord has made these charges only to the Senate, that none of these charges have been allowed to pass the grand jury, and in point of fact, all of these bills, the two of them, and the committee and the others, are all denying that these have been pardoned when they're asked.
[2:50] So there's nothing before the grand jury which in any way influences
[2:55] His lawyer says to volunteer to go before the grand jury.
[3:00] Under those circumstances, he is asking for trouble, and an attorney can't advise his client to let himself in for it.
[3:06] It's about conciseness.
[3:08] Now, I said to John, well, it is going to go tomorrow morning.
[3:14] There are many pluses to this, as well as those minuses that you mentioned.
[3:18] And just as I was going out the door, my secretary told me that he was going to call me.
[3:25] So I should have called him back.
[3:29] Oh, it's all right.
[3:30] All right.
[3:34] Thank God we didn't pull this out.
[3:35] Well, either that or maybe the vote is the same.
[3:39] No, I don't know.