Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 019-069
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 1972 at 8:55 PM
Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Marshall, Michael M.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-069

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[0:03] Well, if those 40% are your 40%, it's Mr. Kissinger getting in my office.
[0:22] Thank you.
[0:22] Hello?
[0:24] Who is it?
[0:25] This is Mr. Kissinger.
[0:26] Is Haig there?
[0:27] Are there any calls?
[0:28] That's my question.
[0:29] Yes, Marty Schramm called and Bob Haldeman is trying to call.
[0:34] I got that.
[0:35] Anything else?
[0:36] Let me talk to Haig.
[0:43] Oh, yes.
[1:06] Hello?
[1:08] Al?
[1:08] Yes, sir.
[1:09] I just wanted to check up with the president, how the reactions are going.
[1:29] I think very good.
[1:29] Everyone is extremely enthusiastic about the way it's going.
[1:30] George Bush called me down on the airplane.
[1:31] He said it was just an absolute mess.
[1:33] Right, right.
[1:34] I haven't talked to anybody here yet.
[1:41] Well, Dobrynin was calling.
[1:42] He just wouldn't stop crying.
[1:44] Really?
[1:45] Yeah, he said, why did you do it now?
[1:46] I sent an urgent cable to Hanoi after our conversation on Friday.
[1:50] I said, well, you've sent urgent cables before.
[2:02] Right.
[2:02] As John Scallery says, he's got about a 92% origin of the crash.
[2:04] Good.
[2:31] Well, I'm not going to be that much ahead.
[2:33] Oh, really?
[2:38] Well, but he's an enemy.
[2:46] Well, I'll be over in about 15 minutes.
[2:50] Get Winston to do those two cables, will you?
[2:52] Okay, good.
[2:55] Thank you.