Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 903-016
Date: Friday, April 20, 1973 at 12:04 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/903-016

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[0:16] I saw Shelly Grayton yesterday, and she said you had a good time.
[0:19] How was the weather?
[0:19] Pretty good?
[0:21] Yeah.
[0:24] Good, good, good.
[0:26] Well, we had a very rough time since you, I guess we call that a week hell weekend.
[0:33] Yeah.
[0:34] And I, but what we've got to do is just survive the damn thing, and I think we will.
[0:45] Oh, you did?
[0:45] Fine.
[0:47] He'll be on the plane.
[0:49] Fine.
[0:49] You've got your recommendations in there.
[0:51] Oh, good.
[0:52] I just wanted to see that if you passed them on to him.
[0:54] Fine.
[0:55] You approved of what I, my statement on Tuesday, I assume, or whatever it was.
[0:59] Yeah.
[1:00] That happened.
[1:02] Yeah.
[1:03] But I'll say there's a problem with the leaks and everything coming out.
[1:08] You really need a PR program, don't you?
[1:12] But all above my head, when I say PR, not for the purpose of telling things that they aren't, but for the purpose of having a line, you know, so that every time somebody, you know, pops off with something in charge of this or that, that you don't get innocent people hurt.
[1:25] You have to deal with it right and justice, which is what we're trying to do.
[1:27] And it's too bad that time has shown the system.
[1:32] It's poor, it's not a good system.
[1:35] It's too bad, it's too bad.
[1:38] It's up there today.
[1:43] But if you've got any thoughts that I'm going to share