Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 746-004
Date: Saturday, July 1, 1972 at 9:45 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-004

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[0:06] I don't have the greatest confidence in the idea.
[0:15] I just don't know what the idea is.
[0:36] One that we can really, you know what I mean?
[0:39] I don't have to pop off on something.
[0:44] It's sort of an asshole idea.
[0:49] We don't have to think it is.
[0:53] It's running through all the departments.
[0:59] Well, I will do it.
[1:01] I hope you have to do it.
[1:02] The one thing I would take out
[1:06] at least that I would change, telling them, I urge, I urge, I urge, I urge, I urge, I urge, I urge, I need it.
[1:10] I think you should just put it in.
[1:13] In order to do this or something like that, I call upon all Americans to join together in this program.
[1:22] Let us, let us, or let business, you see what I mean?
[1:30] It's a little bit too, when you say I urge, it puts a sense of urgency.
[1:36] Did you get that feeling when you read it?
[1:38] Yeah.
[1:38] I thought it was a little bit too...
[1:40] It was actually, it was worse than that.
[1:44] He challenged it.
[1:45] Yeah, yeah.
[1:47] Or bring it down something so that it isn't quite as demanding.
[1:51] The other thing that he can do is cut up.
[1:57] I cut it to 1,500 words.
[1:58] Take out 200 words, okay?
[2:02] So it's 1,500 words.
[2:04] It didn't fit me in that section.
[2:07] I don't care what he takes off.
[2:08] I don't want to bother him.
[2:11] It doesn't work my time.
[2:13] You get it?
[2:14] Why don't you come out?
[2:16] We just have a challenge.
[2:17] You don't need to work with me.
[2:20] It's important.
[2:21] It's good that I can.
[2:23] It doesn't have to work.
[2:24] Make a change.
[2:26] It's important.
[2:26] It's not important.
[2:27] The idea is fine.
[2:29] So you come in to make those cuts and then send it off to me.
[2:33] And when are we going to make it?
[2:34] Well,
[2:36] Uh, the strong view of all of, uh, the other, uh, four people to do it, uh, Tuesday morning.
[2:39] Four people.
[2:39] Uh, for the time, because I don't carry my radio all day that day.
[2:43] I make the TV that night.
[2:43] Ah.
[2:43] And it brought us to do a 90-second film clip of the evening television.
[2:48] I go the whole way.
[2:48] I go the whole way.
[2:50] It's not like I carry it.
[2:51] Uh.
[2:53] All right.
[2:53] Good morning.
[2:58] Morning.
[2:59] What do you think?
[3:01] What the hell?
[3:06] In this case, I wouldn't care because I'm gonna read it.
[3:42] I'll just sit there