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Conversation 001-104

TapeTape 1StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 7:47 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 7:48 PMTape start time03:33:11Tape end time03:34:52ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Connally, John B.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Treasury Secretary John B. Connally discuss the positive impact of the President’s April 7th Vietnam speech on global perception and market confidence. They reflect on how the speech’s firm tone signaled a long-term commitment to the conflict, effectively dissuading adversaries who feared a premature American withdrawal. The brief dialogue serves to reinforce the administration's belief that a resolute stance on foreign policy was essential to maintaining international leverage.

Vietnam WarForeign PolicyApril 7th SpeechGeopoliticsPublic Confidence
AudioNARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:47 pm to 7:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-104

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 7:47 pm - 7:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John B. Connally.

     Paul Young's restaurant

     Stock Market
          -Advance
          -President's meeting with Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker, April 16, 1971
                -Connally's schedule
          -Confidence
          -Cyrus R. (“C.R.”) Smith
          -Secor D. Browne
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah, you know, it's a funny thing.
They don't, none of them admit it, but the April 7th speech was the key to this whole thing, wasn't it?
Mr. President, if you had given a deadline, if you had acted like the man on the verge of bugging out of Vietnam, you would literally not have been worth dealing with for them.
But on April 7th, they watched that speech, I'm sure.
And they saw it a tough nut to crack.
Where I said, all right, I'm going to stick it out, and I don't give a damn what anybody says.
That's right.
And that has some effect.
They knew they'd be in it until 73, and that's too late for them vis-a-vis the Russians.
Well?
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