The remarks were in a memo from Safire to Nixon's White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in which Safire suggested a protocol the administration might follow in reaction to such a disaster.
ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks wɜːɹ ɪn ɐ mˈɛmoʊ fɹʌm sˈæfaɪɚ tə nˈɪksənz wˈaɪt hˈaʊs tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf ˈeɪtʃ. ˈɑːɹ. hˈældᵻmən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ sˈæfaɪɚ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɐ pɹˈoʊɾəkˌɑːl ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən mˌaɪt fˈɑːloʊ ɪn ɹɪˈækʃən tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ dɪzˈæstɚ.