Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 868-005
Date: Saturday, March 3, 1973 at 9:17 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-005

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[0:03] Say, it occurred to me, and probably you've already thought this, that a terrible accident out there, and maybe you want to get out there and just show the flag and show that we're concerned about the safety regulations and so forth.
[0:17] I don't know, what do you think?
[0:18] Of course, it's not a federal thing, but, you know, we have very, we've got through a lot of very, very good legislation on safety, as I recall, and I'm not familiar with it, but you probably are.
[0:32] Good.
[0:32] Well, what you can do is to tell the trust that I've called, and I trust my concern, that you and I will talk about this, that we have a great understanding to see whether safety regulations were in any way violated.
[0:44] I don't know, I don't know on second accident what this, I don't know whether it is in federal.
[0:54] Federal?
[0:57] Yeah, yeah.
[0:59] Uh, I saw the paper, the paper said that this, uh, this phone, the, uh, I think that, you know, because of your background and everything, you're just, you're just a very good, a good thing to do.
[1:13] And that you're going to, you're going to report to me.
[1:16] Okay.
[1:18] Good.