Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 005-124
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1971 at 8:46 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-124

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[0:02] Yeah.
[0:02] Dr. Kissinger calling you, sir.
[0:04] There you are.
[0:05] Hello.
[0:06] Mr. President?
[0:06] Yeah, hi.
[0:07] I've just reached Rostow.
[0:09] Yeah.
[0:10] And he's now willing to support his statement.
[0:15] Yeah.
[0:15] And we talked in general about what it might contain.
[0:19] Yeah.
[0:20] And he and Jordan are going to draft it tonight.
[0:23] Yeah.
[0:23] I have also talked to Harlow and... Colson, yeah.
[0:28] Colson.
[0:30] And I have my doubts about a presidential statement by chance because you might be better off fighting this one alone without having him as an ally.
[0:43] But what I thought, Mr. President, if you agree, is that we might talk it over at our staff meeting tomorrow.
[0:50] All right, fine.
[0:50] And then make a recommendation to you in the meantime.
[0:53] They are drafting the LBJ statement anyway, so nothing is being held up.
[0:57] All right, fine.
[0:59] Yeah, they can't reach him tonight, I understand, so that's fine.
[1:02] But they will have a draft statement for him in the morning, and we will then be able also to make a recommendation to you, and if you want it, they'll make it.
[1:11] All right, fine.
[1:12] That's fine.
[1:12] Let me know in the morning.
[1:13] Okay, Henry, thank you.