Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 496-005
Date: Monday, May 10, 1971 at 12:46 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-005

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[0:09] I'm sure that...
[0:24] I'm sure you'll go back to the real question of this device.
[0:37] When do you all sign it?
[0:39] Well, I assume maybe you can.
[0:46] But all those people at the breakfast tent at 5 or 5 o'clock say, it don't seem like a good time to do it.
[0:49] I'll see if we can move it out of court.
[0:50] Let me sit with him.
[0:51] Just to make it colder.
[0:52] All right.
[0:52] I'd say, look, we've got this, but it's...
[0:54] It goes to this, this, this, this, and this, and this, and this.
[1:04] And then if you could get over to Jerry in advance and say, now, Jerry, I want you to come out strongly for us, and we can get this, we can take it, but let's put those in the spot before he offers it.
[1:11] I think I called Jerry and told him that there aren't a lot of things that went on.
[1:14] If you could say to Jerry, he could say,
[1:17] I'm afraid Nils will go first on this.
[1:20] This is a damn good thing.
[1:21] If I get Nils on the spot, Nils turns it down.
[1:26] All right.
[1:26] Okay.