Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 474-012
Date: Friday, March 26, 1971 at 4:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/474-012
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417176337 (NAID 417176337)

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:12] Hello?
[0:12] Hello?
[0:12] Yeah, I'll go get that.
[0:13] Just a minute, just a minute.
[0:13] I've got to get this thing.
[0:14] All right, I'm prepared to go.
[0:33] All we're really trying to do there is to occur an embarrassing situation that I have no cause for.
[0:55] Yeah, yeah.
[0:55] Right, right, right.
[1:01] And so that's where we're going to stick, John, now.
[1:19] And this is a very complicated project.
[1:20] I mean, we're going to stick now on our main plan on the economy and quit this jacking around about everything else.
[1:22] I know that you talked about some of the things that I said last night.
[1:24] You know, they all talk about the way you try sports and the way you try to go past what you want.
[1:26] Not really.
[1:26] And it all
[1:29] Yeah.
[1:39] Sure.
[1:39] All right.
[1:39] Yeah.
[1:39] All right.
[2:00] Yeah, sure.
[2:12] They can fly when they know he's got a gun.
[2:13] You can do it in this field where he doesn't make a mistake.
[2:14] You don't have to destroy him.
[2:15] That's what you're used to all the time.
[2:26] That's right, that's right.
[2:44] Okay.
[2:44] Right, right, right, right, right.
[2:49] Matter of fact, I think that just, uh, I think that those three guys last night seemed to be in pretty good trouble.
[2:52] They were, uh, they were, uh, they were, uh, they were, uh,
[2:53] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[3:21] That's about it.
[3:21] All right, all right.
[3:21] All right.
[3:23] As a matter of fact, I think you would have been better on that subject if you'd had confidence.
[3:35] You know, if you know you know anything about it.
[3:36] You know, you know, you know, you can say something.
[3:53] Well, anyway, take it easy now.
[3:58] We'll see you.
[3:58] Bye.