Anti-Semitism is stronger than we think. You know, it’s unfortunate. But this has happened to the Jews. It happened in Spain, it happened in Germany, it’s happening — and now it’s going to happen in America if these people don't start behaving. ... It may be they have a death wish. You know that’s been the problem with our Jewish friends for centuries.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
New Nixon Tapes Reveal Comments About Anti-Semitism
The New York Times reports that yesterday the Nixon Presidential Library released an additional 150 hours of tapes and 30,000 pages of documents. Among the audio tapes was a 1973 Nixon telephone conversation with Rev. Billy Graham. (MP3 file of conversation.) During the conversation, Graham complained about Jewish leaders-- particularly Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum-- who were opposing "Key '73", an evangelical outreach, as well as Campus Crusade. The Times quotes these remarks by Nixon from the conversation:
