Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 650-004
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 1972 at 10:09 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/650-004

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[0:00] Are you ready to talk with that doctor again?
[0:23] Yeah?
[0:24] Yeah.
[0:31] The only thing we have to do, though, John, is that we've got to discontinue.
[0:36] And I know this will run against George's brain.
[0:38] There's a piece of land that has to do with our part.
[0:42] It's got to be a hard hit.
[0:43] I mean, we can't crap around with this thing if they open back.
[0:47] Do you understand?
[0:51] Right.
[0:52] They understand that.
[0:53] That's my view.
[0:55] We're not going to screw around and say, well, let's be nice to Bridges and maybe he'll work out when it comes to cutting off a problem and so forth.
[1:02] Right now, it's our problem.
[1:04] It's public relations problems.
[1:12] Oh, hell, it doesn't mean it's not important to share it anyway.
[1:17] I mean, it doesn't have to, you know, it doesn't have to happen again.
[1:22] It's new.
[1:23] Christ sent it up tomorrow.
[1:24] I mean, I think it's sent up.
[1:25] I think that would be a good thing for the day.
[1:28] I mean, it's an old idea.
[1:29] I mean, the only thing is, you've got practice in it.
[1:32] Let's don't go around it.
[1:42] All right, OK, figured it.
[1:45] But John, the other one I keep working on, I've got to have now the crimes, unfortunately, those are the original decision, and the others are pending.
[1:54] I've got to have an option thing at the very first next week on the busing thing.
[2:04] But you'll understand, I'm not so interested in court.
[2:11] a very high visibility.
[2:14] And I don't want to play a, you know, I'm much as I was referred to as sort of the
[2:24] Basically, the government and the British in line.
[2:28] I can't do that.
[2:29] I mean, you know how strong I feel on this issue.
[2:33] Now, I've got to have some legislation.
[2:36] I mean, if we decide and everybody rules out a constitutional amendment, well, then let's get out the legislation thing.
[2:44] I mean, I've got to have something.
[2:47] You know, the boys are not there, but they're not yet ready for anything or not.
[3:06] Pray the peace.
[3:35] Others have been set fire to themselves already.
[3:37] I mean, I'm happy to come out and make some decision.
[3:41] You know, even when you find that the DevOps like that will be in that direction, that's something to see.
[3:46] Yeah, I understand.
[3:53] We have to look at the direction of the decision.
[4:04] What's he saying?
[4:07] No comment because it's in the courts.
[4:19] Are you watching that?
[4:20] I'm leaving the Richmond without it.
[4:22] I was letting it be back.
[4:23] What about the legislation on that?
[4:26] Are you moving that out, too?
[4:40] What, what legislation?
[4:47] Yeah.
[4:47] Yeah, we're trying to get it signed.
[4:55] Now, but I was thinking, I was thinking, uh, there's that, uh,
[5:03] I understand.
[5:04] I don't want to rule out the constitutional amendment thing, but I just wanted to do something in terms of the whole problem.
[5:14] That people will understand the difficulty is that they're just a couple of us that don't understand where I stand on the issue.
[5:30] Well, I strengthened that last time.
[5:42] Yeah.
[5:43] Would you put a, what the code is?
[5:59] .
[5:59] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[6:00] If you could, uh, if you could have your legal events reported.
[6:06] Put a better sentence on that, and I'll consider trying.
[6:10] I've got it.
[6:10] It's a little late, and I've got this.
[6:12] I've got to have the very last thing in.
[6:14] You'll have to get to him by 2 o'clock because I've ordered him to get it in by 4 to come to Hiller High Water so that I can finish tonight because I've got to be working tomorrow.
[6:23] Okay?
[6:23] Yes, sir.
[6:24] Bye.