In the conversation between Nixon and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, taped on Oct. 19, 1972, Haldeman mentions Felt by name and refers to Nixon’s spy as "our source."

And when Haldeman discusses Felt’s ambition to head the FBI, Nixon says, "Christ, put a Jew in there?"

It’s not the only time Nixon was taped making an anti-Semitic remark.

On the tape of a February 1972 conversation with evangelist Billy Graham – made public in February 2002 – Nixon complained that a number of major news publications were "dominated" by Jews, and Graham responded, "The stranglehold has got to be broken, or the country’s going to go down the drain."

Nixon: "You believe that?"

Graham: "Yes, sir."

Nixon: "So do I. I can’t ever say that, but I believe it."

Graham: "No, but if you get elected a second time, then we might be able to do something."

Later on the tape, after Graham left, Nixon told Haldeman, "The Jews are [an] irreligious, atheistic, immoral bunch of bastards."

The tape citing Felt as a leak mentions FBI Director L. Patrick Gray, whom Nixon had appointed after J. Edgar Hoover died – passing over Felt, who was expected to get the top job.

Here are excerpts from the tape:

Nixon: "Well, if they’ve got a leak down at the FBI, why the hell can’t Gray tell us what the hell is left. ...?"

Haldeman: "We know what’s left, and we know who leaked it."

Nixon: "Somebody in the FBI?"

Haldeman: "Yes, sir. Mark Felt. You can’t say anything about this because it will screw up our source and there’s a real concern. [Attorney General John] Mitchell is the only one who knows about this and he feels strongly that we better not do anything because ..."

Nixon: "Do anything? Never."

Haldeman: "If we move on him, he’ll go out and unload everything. He knows everything that’s to be known in the FBI. He has access to absolutely everything ..."

Nixon: "You know what I’d do with him, the bastard? Well that’s all I want to hear about it."

Haldeman: "I think he wants to be in the top spot."

Nixon: "That’s a hell of a way for him to get to the top. ... Is he Catholic?"

Haldeman: "Jewish."

Nixon: "Christ, put a Jew in there?"

Haldeman: "Well, that could explain it, too."

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