Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 697-030
Date: Thursday, March 30, 1972 at 2:32 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-030

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[5:01:59] You get the point?
[5:02:00] This is where the, this is where, and this can go beyond this room, this is where the eventual theory and the initial theory completely falls apart.
[5:02:13] Where will it just leave Tom?
[5:02:15] Why did he stand his act until the election?
[5:02:19] That will not work.
[5:02:20] Don't you agree?
[5:02:21] That's it.
[5:02:22] That's the big negative to that.
[5:02:24] Well, the negative is what they're going to do to the Congress.
[5:02:27] Not the Prince are.
[5:02:28] Unless we can say, well, it's all politics.
[5:02:34] That's not a good thing.
[5:02:35] Having an argument is a very undesirable option.
[5:02:38] It may not be the worst option, but it is.
[5:02:43] Well, okay.
[5:02:44] We've got to get ready for Mr. Lewis.
[5:02:47] Oh, yes.
[5:02:48] The Regs are asserting that Mr. Allen has a piece of jail that has not been, will not have been, that's insupported.
[5:02:57] It doesn't.
[5:02:58] Did you know that Mr. Allen was hospitalized?
[5:03:01] You know, a lot of people had an examination that was requested.
[5:03:05] He would bring that up to get it to the district and... Oh, yeah.
[5:03:08] I'm sorry.
[5:03:10] He has no disease.
[5:03:12] It's all right.
[5:03:13] It's all right.
[5:03:14] It's all right.
[5:03:16] It's all right.
[5:03:19] It's all right.
[5:03:21] It's all right.
[5:04:45] Thank you.