Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 429-005
Date: Thursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:45 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/429-005

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[0:00] I couldn't say even that this is true.
[0:19] I had the President direct it specifically.
[0:20] He was not to give a report from the Grand Jury.
[0:22] I don't mean to tell you to do this, Jack Anderson, but that may taint this Grand Jury.
[0:24] I don't mean to say that I have directed this, which is true.
[0:26] I've told you to don't tell me anything from the Grand Jury.
[0:28] That's the point.
[0:43] I did.
[0:43] He'll tell you that.
[0:43] I said, Andrew, don't you do anything with the director.
[0:45] I don't want to know.
[0:45] I don't want to mess it up.
[0:46] You see, in my direction, he only gives me other investigators.
[0:47] But my own personal investigation will go over the facts and so forth.