Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 029-034
Date: Monday, August 7, 1972 at 4:34 PM
Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; Burns, Arthur F.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-034

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[0:00] I've been in the president's office to arrange this Petrovsky meeting and he was wondering whether by any chance he was here now
[0:22] No, he will be only tomorrow.
[0:26] He's now in Los Angeles.
[0:27] When is he arriving?
[0:29] I think something around 5 o'clock.
[0:33] Because the president is going up to Camp David tomorrow late afternoon.
[0:37] Late afternoon, and he will be... How long is he going to stay?
[0:42] Huh?
[0:42] How long is Petrovsky going to stay here?
[0:45] He has to go back on Wednesday.
[0:47] But he could stay for a good part of Wednesday, then?
[0:51] You mean for the whole part?
[0:54] Well, you see, the president may not come back in the morning.
[0:58] Yes.
[0:59] And...
[1:00] He could be here, let's say, until 5 o'clock.
[1:04] Oh, well, let me just check with the president.
[1:07] Okay.
[1:10] All right, we'll fix it up then.
[1:12] Okay.
[1:13] If we have until 5 o'clock, we'll find 15 minutes.
[1:16] Yes, until 5, he will have a time.
[1:18] All right, we'll find 15 minutes.
[1:20] The president was just wondering if by chance Petrovsky were in town.
[1:23] Then he would have asked you to bring him over.
[1:25] But if he is tomorrow, it would be all right.
[1:28] Well, no, I think the president is going to be going up to Camp David tomorrow afternoon.
[1:33] Afternoon, yes.
[1:34] Well, I think it's very nice of him to receive it.
[1:36] Well, no, you can count on it.
[1:38] Up to 5 o'clock it will go right.
[1:39] No, the President said it's done.
[1:41] It's just a question.
[1:42] We'll give you the time tomorrow.
[1:44] Tomorrow.
[1:45] Thank you very much.
[1:45] It will be Wednesday sometime.
[1:47] Okay.
[1:47] Good.
[1:48] Thank you, Anatoly.
[1:48] Thank you very much.
[1:51] Bye-bye.