Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 833-004
Date: Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:46 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-004

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[0:03] I had a call on Bennett Williams.
[0:04] I thought you should know.
[0:06] I had to go through a very curious route.
[0:08] Bennett Williams was writing me a letter, and I got this particular warm note thanking me for my support of the Red Sands.
[0:19] And he said, I wish you a very warm hand and a very happy and successful New Year and all that sort of thing.
[0:28] The point of the matter is that whatever
[0:38] very tough very tough to say you know what i mean
[0:59] So forth and so on.
[1:02] Now, we have a little fewer cooperation because we're going to play this way.
[1:06] You know, there's nobody that can play a better than the president.
[1:56] I think that there are other items that he may be interested in.
[2:00] Look, after all, he knows who we are.
[2:02] He knows Texas.
[2:03] He knows a lot of other things.
[2:06] He has interest in the world of residents.
[2:08] He does not want to be announced.
[2:10] The post, I just put a code for you.
[2:11] We understand you represent the post.
[2:14] And this is probably not very prominent sometimes.
[2:20] You know, we all have our plans.
[2:22] You got that right?
[2:23] I believe in that.
[2:24] That's what's
[2:28] Well, we don't do a lot of pay to hire.
[2:41] We represent the folks, but when the guy gets into the political thing and gets into these personal attacks and all the rest of it,
[3:00] I'd rather just say the president has known him for many years.
[3:04] In fact, McCarthy had great respect for him.
[3:08] And I frankly was rather hurt by the fact that he did wonder what the hell it was up to.
[3:19] See?
[3:20] I know it, but as I said, he just started to get rather puzzled.
[3:23] I said, I can't believe he'd have any part in such a thing.
[3:28] He could represent a clan.
[3:32] That's one thing.
[3:34] Okay, you see, okay.