Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 014-073
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1971 at 7:46 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-073

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Dr. Kissinger, Mr. President?
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:04] Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:05] Hi, Henry.
[0:06] There's only one issue that I wanted to check out with you.
[0:10] Yeah.
[0:10] I'm a little bit concerned about the announcement with the Japanese against, again, not knowing.
[0:16] Good.
[0:16] Tell them.
[0:17] Of course, of course, of course.
[0:19] Tell them.
[0:19] The time frame is such.
[0:21] Tell them now.
[0:22] Oh, I understand.
[0:24] Well, now, there are two ways of doing that.
[0:25] One would be to do it back channel via Connelly.
[0:29] The other would be to tell it through state.
[0:33] Back channel through Connolly.
[0:34] Good.
[0:35] I'll do that.
[0:36] Okay.
[0:36] Good.
[0:37] That's a good thing to build him up to.
[0:38] Right.
[0:39] That's what I thought.
[0:39] That's good.
[0:40] Great, Henry.
[0:40] Fine.
[0:41] Thank you.