Richard Nixon actually said...
Nevertheless, out of respect for this Court, but without in any way departing from my view that the issues presented here are inappropriate for resolution by the Judicial Branch, I have made a determination that the entirety of the five recordings of Presidential conversations described on the subpoena issued by the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities contains privileged communications, the disclosure of which would not be in the national interest.
Context
Letter to United States District Court Judge Gerhard A. Gesell About Refusal To Produce Recordings of Presidential...
02/05/1974