Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 445-011
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:41 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-011

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[0:00] Well.
[0:25] Oh yeah, I've heard from Stratton the other night.
[0:26] He built a country city.
[0:26] Oh, you can talk to me for an hour and I'd love to talk to a couple other people.
[0:28] I like you.
[0:28] Well, then what we want to do is to say on Saturday that
[0:30] What do you think?
[0:47] This is a good story.
[0:52] He's right, and don't worry about the people that say that the train was a traitor and all that.
[1:15] Look, I understand people are rejoicing when you wrap up in the war and killing the rest, but he can do this for you.
[1:18] See?
[1:18] Alright.
[1:18] Good.
[1:18] Good.
[1:18] Dad?
[1:18] You tell him what we're gonna do.
[1:19] What he said.
[1:29] Will he make any speeches for the start?
[1:55] Yeah.
[1:55] But he will come to other cabinet meetings, right?
[1:56] Right.
[1:56] Good.
[1:56] Good.
[1:56] Right.
[1:56] Good.
[1:56] Good.
[1:57] That's good.
[1:57] Good.
[1:57] All right.
[1:57] Any other difficulties?
[2:19] Well, you know, it's an interesting thing, at least this week.
[2:31] We're talking about what we're doing rather than worrying about what they're doing.
[2:33] We're worrying about what they're doing.
[3:00] The moment an agent comes up, strike him down.
[3:24] And the judge will be dragged down.
[3:25] The judge will say, there may be more or there might be less.
[3:26] This guy's in a hell of a quandary.
[3:27] The judge has turned down his transaction.
[3:27] So he gets up there and he comes out with a purchase.
[3:29] Every step of the way, I go, I just had an hour and a half of him.
[3:40] Okay, I like it.