Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 756-011
Date: Friday, July 28, 1972 at 12:24 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/756-011

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[0:07] Yeah, I wanted to tell you earlier when I said you were sort of concerned about some piece of money.
[0:14] That's not what it's great about.
[0:17] Let me just say this.
[0:18] The one thing I want to particularly say to you, and this has got to be true for everybody, is my rule in regard to the columns and the grades.
[0:27] It's always this.
[0:28] First, if they don't criticize you, you aren't doing anything.
[0:32] The second point, and this is important, you want to remember, the reason they do it is to try to get you to lay off.
[0:39] And second, get out of your skin.
[0:41] And so don't let him get out of your skin.
[0:43] Just beat the bastards.
[0:45] And that's what we're going to do.
[0:46] Don't let him hurt you.
[0:48] It will pass, but he's just a nasty bastard.
[0:52] And he is a smack of what's in a whole bad bunch.
[0:54] But they're going to be beaten, and that's why they're squealing.
[0:57] And don't you worry about it.
[0:59] And just said, I just felt that I considered a badge of honor.
[1:03] Look, if you think what I did is true, hell, you shouldn't be worried.
[1:06] All you tell your kids that now and then, okay?
[1:10] Yeah.
[1:12] Oh, of course, because it's so unfair and so rough.
[1:16] And they never say this about these other bastards.
[1:19] I mean, it's unbelievable.
[1:20] On the other hand, let me say, they're having their problems too, Chuck.
[1:32] I know you are.
[1:33] I don't get it.
[1:36] I'm not sure.
[1:37] One day we will.
[1:43] It's just... And also, they want to punch you.
[1:47] They want to make you...
[1:49] afraid.
[1:49] They want to make you a gunshot.
[1:51] A gunshot.
[1:52] And I am.
[1:53] I'm a great believer.
[1:55] As you know, a lot of people don't believe it.
[1:57] I do not read.
[1:59] I do not read the editorial pages, believe me, of any of those goddamn papers.
[2:04] I'll go ahead and shoot them this summer.
[2:05] But that's all.
[2:07] Don't ever do it.
[2:07] It isn't worth it.
[2:10] Sure.
[2:11] Yeah.
[2:12] Yeah.
[2:13] All right.
[2:19] Go ahead, I'm just waiting.
[2:20] We're only an hour away.
[2:20] But anyway, I've got to go to bed.
[2:21] We're only an hour away.
[2:22] We're only an hour away.