Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-150
Date: Sunday, August 15, 1971 at 11:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-150

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[0:00] Well, we got the baby launched.
[0:08] Boy, that was a pinstripe.
[0:10] Really a beautiful delivery.
[0:22] Well, we, uh, we, uh, we, uh, shook up a little.
[0:23] See, that's not what I heard.
[0:25] No, I mean shook up good.
[0:26] Yeah.
[0:26] Possibly.
[0:26] Yeah.
[0:26] You know what I mean?
[0:27] In a great direction.
[0:28] Oh, I caught a man.
[0:47] Yeah, he, he, he, he told me, he told me.
[0:49] And, uh, uh, some of those lines really fit.
[0:51] That's, uh, that's the hostage thing, which is what's going on right here.
[0:52] And I think you had your lips at the end.
[0:53] You think it got through to you?
[0:54] Yeah.
[0:54] I got through some.
[0:55] Well, anyway, it's been a, quite a,
[0:57] exercise.
[0:58] Now I'll take a little rest.
[1:01] No, I got everybody called in tomorrow morning.
[1:03] Okay, bud.
[1:04] Well, many thanks.
[1:05] It was a great trip.
[1:07] Thank you.
[1:07] Well, good.
[1:08] Bye.