Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 022-062
Date: Thursday, March 30, 1972 at 8:02 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-062
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417193089 (NAID 417193089)

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:05] Hello, Henry.
[0:06] I was looking at the Star tonight, that report with regard to the gunship in Laos, and what is the situation on that?
[0:25] Yes.
[0:32] Yeah.
[0:49] Right.
[0:49] Right.
[0:51] What should our reaction to that be?
[0:56] for another day to see how this, whether this was a one-time offensive, whether it was such a high point or a real offensive.
[1:19] Right.
[1:19] If it is, then we should go after these nanomachines and treat them as ours.
[1:21] Right.
[1:21] And take all of them out.
[1:22] Right.
[1:22] And, in fact, look for the truth.
[1:22] We've expected to do it.
[1:23] Yeah.
[1:23] Now, what we normally did, and this is what I'm suggesting, is normally when we send out these clusters,
[1:30] yes but there are there 14 people on those things well yeah of course missing in action but nevertheless I was going to say that we
[1:58] You really can't let them get away with this, because... Just protective reaction, that's right.
[2:17] Well, what does Moore say?
[2:19] The weather's still too bad?
[2:22] I guess so, huh?
[2:28] Ah, that's nice.
[2:32] Well, just so we have a good provocation, I just whack them in there.
[2:41] You know, if you do it on the basis of protective reaction, there's going to be a hell of a flap.
[2:53] Right.
[2:56] Sure, of course, of course, I understand that.
[3:01] Yes.
[3:09] And it's now the 1st of April.
[3:25] Yeah.
[3:25] No, they're not.
[3:27] Correct.
[3:33] Well, be sure you just ride the military hard.
[3:39] Maura knows.
[3:40] We're watching it now, doesn't he?
[3:55] Good.
[3:55] I see.
[3:55] Right.
[4:03] That's right.
[4:03] They may want to go forward with it.
[4:20] I understand that.
[4:21] Okay.
[4:21] Well, just keep your eye on it, okay?
[4:25] Bye.