Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 019-071
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 1972 at 8:55 PM
Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-071

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:04] Chuck?
[0:04] Yes, Henry.
[0:06] I'm with the President here, and he just wanted me to tell you anything you can do to get a maximum response from the various groups, you know, around the country.
[0:17] Well, we're getting a great response so far, Henry.
[0:19] I'm just overwhelmed with it.
[0:20] Even without doing anything?
[0:22] No, no.
[0:24] Now, Henry, would I take credit away from you on an important thing?
[0:27] No, no, I mean without generating it.
[0:29] That's right.
[0:30] It's a terrific response.
[0:31] It is?
[0:32] Really?
[0:32] What way?
[0:33] Well, people are saying, you know, that they had no idea, that they're kind of taking their breath away.
[0:38] Oh, really?
[0:39] That he's been doing this all along.
[0:41] What sort of people?
[0:42] Should cut the critics down, press people.
[0:45] Really?
[0:45] You know, our veterans, leaders, business people, laborers.
[0:48] Really?
[0:50] Well, anything you can do to keep it going, the president feels.
[0:53] But you think it's already building very strongly.
[0:56] Oh, yeah.
[0:56] I think we're getting, you know, real superlatives coming in on it.
[1:01] And, well, terrific.
[1:02] It's great.
[1:03] You did a fabulous job, Henry.
[1:04] Well, Chuck, you keep it going.
[1:06] Chuck, you gave more help this afternoon than I've ever had in any one briefing.
[1:10] I'm serious.
[1:11] Well, I appreciate that.
[1:12] I was sore as hell when you gave it, but you were right.
[1:14] Well, I'm just an old trial lawyer, you know.
[1:16] I just wanted to cut him down.
[1:17] I sat there feeling, Jesus, here I am trying to cut down the old master.
[1:21] No, no, you were right.
[1:22] It helped me in the other briefings.
[1:25] I'm glad you took it constructively because I realized it was a little rough.
[1:29] I could see the pickup.
[1:30] It really was good.
[1:31] Any left-wingers you can get who endorse it with help.
[1:34] We're working on that.
[1:35] I got Schultz calling some of his friends.
[1:38] Good.
[1:38] Excellent.
[1:39] We'll keep it going.
[1:40] Thank you, Chuck.
[1:41] Thanks, Henry.
[1:43] Bye-bye.