Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 022-153 Date: Sunday, April 16, 1972 at 2:35 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A. Recording device: White House Telephone Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-153 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:01] Hello. [0:02] Hello. [0:03] Hello. [0:04] Mr. President. [0:05] You are out to lunch, aren't you? [0:07] I'm at that lunch for the christening, but I can talk where I am. [0:10] Oh, no, no, no. [0:11] Well, I don't need to, no. [0:13] No, no, but I can talk from here. [0:14] Yeah. [0:16] When will you finish and so forth? [0:19] Maybe in about half an hour, 45 minutes. [0:21] No, but I mean, let me see. [0:23] I don't want you to make any special... [0:25] Were you coming back here anyway, or where were you going? [0:27] Going home? [0:27] I was going home, yes. [0:29] Fine. [0:29] Well, I see no reason to, no need to, then. [0:32] I'll give you... We had the first reports from Hague, Mr. President. [0:35] Yeah. [0:36] Well, why don't you just wait until you get back, and at your convenience, you give them to me, okay? [0:39] Because I'm in no hurry. [0:41] Right, Mr. President.