On the Right

New York, July 25—Concerning the presidential tapes, a few observations:

1. Should President Nixon have taped his conversations in the Oval Office? Some will say that is a point of purely academic interest at this juncture in the investigation of Watergate. Others will say it is more than that, that Nixon’s having taped these conversations is one more ray of light into the dark neurons of the presidential mind, increasing the public understanding of the dragon who sits in the White House.