Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 456-017
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1971 at 3:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/456-017

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[0:00] John, I want you to talk to the go-getter.
[0:16] There's a lair in front of you.
[0:16] The security guard has to do with the security guard.
[0:17] There's a lot of people in the body who can do that.
[0:18] Just let me know if I understand you.
[0:21] The part that you have to do with arms control, that's there.
[0:36] That's there.
[0:42] And it has to do with advancing strong America.
[0:43] That's all there.
[0:43] And he didn't have the same chance.
[0:44] He said he's had a chance.
[0:45] But he just can't.
[0:45] Did you get through it over the fractures?
[1:05] I think we can start over.
[1:25] Actually, that's what I was thinking of myself.
[1:29] Why don't we stay around here?
[1:29] I think we'll get to the letter tomorrow.
[1:30] All right.
[1:30] Yeah, I understand.
[1:31] I'm looking forward to saying that.
[1:31] The whole purpose is just to...
[1:32] I'm looking forward to it.
[1:33] Not to be left over there.
[1:33] Not to be thrown through that thing.
[1:37] and it just truly is, you know, yeah.
[1:58] I just wanted to, I tried to just say that you've got any editorial changes you'd like to make.
[2:02] This is just assumptions, assumptions around the report.
[2:03] Fine, fine, fine, fine.
[2:04] Did it work on the committees?
[2:04] Did you get any good suggestions or did you have any good phrases or anything there?
[2:06] Good?
[2:06] All right.
[2:07] Take care of him.