Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 705-005
Date: Monday, April 10, 1972 at 11:33 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/705-005

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[0:07] I noticed that the Army has its project border participation.
[0:11] I suppose it's too late to turn that off.
[0:16] I assume nobody with any political sense in our shop ever recommended such a thing.
[0:26] Okay.
[0:30] I just want to be sure we didn't have a maniac loose around the place.
[0:35] Yeah.
[0:37] I understand.
[0:39] You know, it's like the Boy Scouts getting the vote out.
[0:41] What are they going to do?
[0:42] Go down the harbor and get in the boat and all that kind of thing.
[0:45] You know, this is a very, this is a very bad idea.
[0:47] You know, you don't follow the game.
[0:49] It's a, it's a hell of a bad idea that they want to help our cause because what they generally do is to... Yeah.
[1:09] Yeah.
[1:13] Yeah.
[1:13] All right.
[1:15] So the purpose of this is to just thank them for what they've done and wish them well.
[1:20] Because they have been great in the past.
[1:25] Well, I saw, they saw that I couldn't leave.
[1:28] Yeah.
[1:28] Yeah.
[1:29] Yeah.
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:37] Guys, they have to and they're good friends for the most part.
[1:41] Okay.
[1:42] Bye.