Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 016-040
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 1971 at 11:52 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-040

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[0:00] Mr. President, Dr. Kissinger calling.
[0:04] Go ahead, please.
[0:06] President, I had talked to George Bush.
[0:08] Canada voted with us.
[0:10] I'll be damned.
[0:12] Good.
[0:12] They had originally said they were going to abstain, but they voted with us.
[0:15] You know, I think that little talk with Trudeau helped, don't you?
[0:19] It did.
[0:20] It did them good.
[0:20] Remember, we had a good, frank talk about it.
[0:24] Absolutely.
[0:24] And I think they just may have decided this was the right thing.
[0:27] I think this is a hell of a significant vote, then.
[0:30] I want to talk to you about it in the morning.
[0:32] I think this lineup is... Well, Bhutan isn't a country, for Christ's sake.
[0:41] It's the only non-communist country that voted with us.
[0:45] There is no vote for Russia...
[0:49] What do Romania do?
[0:59] Oh, for Christ's sake.
[1:02] Romania's, oh, they're thumbing your nose to Russia.
[1:06] And also, maybe voting with us, too.
[1:08] There could be a little of that.
[1:10] Well, they don't want to establish the principle that you can invade a country and then not be asked for the choice.
[1:19] How does George feel?
[1:28] I think the thing we'll do, we'll work up a little strategy tomorrow.
[1:38] And let's follow up, get some senators to say some things now.
[1:41] India should withdraw.
[1:43] get a resolution and you should withdraw.
[1:45] Yeah, the Russian conduct is now clear that they're trying to do in Pakistan, right?
[2:14] Well, Ziegler, as I said, was delighted with the background.
[2:31] Are you kidding me right now?
[2:32] Well, Bush said that he saw the background and didn't know who it was from in the New York Times.
[2:36] And he thought it really put the Indians on the spot.
[2:37] It puts us, of course, right, anti-the Indians, and we'll catch all four, but that's all right.
[2:39] Well, no one likes the Indians.
[2:40] Connolly thinks it's a great, it's politically advantageous.
[2:42] It's a deli.
[2:42] One thing I was going to ask you, I hope you got a chance to say hello to Nelson tonight.
[2:46] Oh, yeah.
[2:47] Good, because I could only see him in the line, and I got swamped afterwards.
[2:52] No, I'm going to have to tell you.
[2:54] Oh, wow.
[2:57] Well, if he's here and I'm around, bring him by, will you?
[2:59] Right.
[3:00] Say hello to him.
[3:00] Okay, Henry.
[3:01] Bye.
[3:01] Bye.
[3:02] Bye.