Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 794-018
Date: Monday, October 9, 1972 at 5:11 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/794-018

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[0:18] I wanted to cover a thing with you briefly.
[0:27] I was hit this morning in the briefing on a sensitive area which I just had to fuzz through and brush over because I was asked whether or not you supported all Republicans
[0:45] And I said, look, I'm not going to do a state-by-state rundown and all this sort of committee stuff.
[0:49] And I went through all that.
[0:51] Then I was pressed, well, does he support you?
[0:53] Are you meaning to say that you won't say that he supports the former member of the cabinet?
[0:58] I said, well, he doesn't.
[1:00] They said, does he oppose?
[1:02] I said, he certainly doesn't oppose him.
[1:03] And then I was asked whether or not he'd support him.
[1:05] I said, yes, he could write it either way.
[1:07] He doesn't oppose him or support him.
[1:09] So I made the point that we did not have a harsh
[1:51] yeah yeah
[2:23] Right.
[2:24] Right.
[3:04] uh... uh... uh...
[3:36] There are several members of the House and several members of the Senate that we can strongly support, particularly the floor and the House.
[3:53] And we will definitely not, and we will not, we will not, we will not, we will not, we will not,
[4:21] I'm not voting.
[4:23] I'm not voting.
[4:25] I'm not voting.
[4:28] I'm not voting.
[4:30] I'm not voting.
[5:01] Are you saying the president would oppose the members of the cabinet?
[5:08] I said the president does.
[5:18] And I was asked, were you saying that he supports them?
[5:20] There's a difference between not opposing and supporting.
[5:23] He said, well, you can write it either way.
[5:25] Not opposing or supporting.
[5:27] But I never said that he supports them.
[5:30] I think we're all right on that.
[5:51] I'm not going to get into any campaign in any individual region.
[5:59] I'm not going to participate in any individual campaign.
[6:26] you know what you do I guess right you only got 80% again what the hell are you worried about