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Conversation 332-023

TapeTape 332StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 10:40 AMTape start time02:52:09Tape end time02:53:41ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with staff to dictate a memorandum regarding the ongoing North Vietnamese invasion and the necessary rhetorical framing for his upcoming address. The discussion focused on maintaining a firm stance against North Vietnamese aggression and the strategic necessity of avoiding national humiliation during negotiations. Nixon finalized revisions to his speech with John K. Andrews, Jr. to ensure the administration's resolve in the face of persistent military conflict.

Vietnam WarNorth Vietnamese invasionSpeechwritingForeign policyNegotiations
AudioNARA Description

On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-23

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:40 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum.

     Vietnam
          -North Vietnamese invasion
          -Changes in text of speech
               -Revisions
                    -John K. Andrews, Jr.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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And the reason that I believe that is that I realize that whoever sits in this chair or the one over there is going to have to take so-called journeys for peace.
And I realize that the President of the United States
won't be worth talking to if the United States is to be humiliated or embarrassed.
But that's why you're going to make it, Mr. President, for that very reason.
So we're going to do it.
When ever have the North Vietnamese answered in 10 hours?
When have they answered in 10 days?
When have they ever agreed to talk to us while we were bombing them?
They may offer Henry the C Spire in a public session.
You've got Porter, the program, Mr. O'Hell is there.
Yeah, yeah.
We're throwing the troops across the .
Right.
We can.
Porter will be good.
Oh, not this time.
That is on my mind.
It is a miracle.
And I think next year when you get back, Porter should get kind of a language.
He keeps on.
He keeps strong.
Oh, no, Porter will be terrific.
Okay, good-bye.
But I think we, and I hope you'll be back.
I mean, we met, I mean, why not?
I'm sorry.
We met.
done exactly what you said in your letter, Captain.
Cut their onions and get them.
Now, how much they can do, these goddamn North Vietnamese, now that we can't make the South Vietnamese.
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