Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 036-058
Date: Monday, January 22, 1973 at 7:29 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-058

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:02] Were you able to get that story out with the Post and CBS that Friday is the day?
[0:08] We made an effort.
[0:09] It was very difficult for it to take with CBS because they had a very extensive interview with Tram Van Lam, who had his mouth open all the way from Saigon on the airplane.
[0:21] But Ken attempted to
[0:24] the plant with the post, and he doesn't know if it took.
[0:29] It was impossible for it to take with CBS because the South Vietnamese foreign minister is just talking everywhere he turns.
[0:36] What's he saying?
[0:38] Well, he's just talking about initialing and in the next day or two and should be wrapped up and the whole thing.
[0:45] It's not, you know, it's part of the overall speculation, basically.
[0:48] He's not talking negatively?
[0:49] No, he's talking very positively.
[0:51] As a matter of fact, he was on an interview with the fact that he intended, the questioner asked him if he could sign a document with the
[0:59] Viet Cong mentioned in the document, he said, no, but there are ways to work that out by having separate documents and could work it out to make everyone happy, he said.
[1:08] So he's talking very positively and a lot.
[1:15] I see.
[1:16] The post thing may take.
[1:19] We did it in a way that we think it will take.
[1:23] But we have all of this other type of thing.
[1:25] Mr. President, the statement just came in on LBJ, and I'd like to bring that right over.
[1:30] All right.
[1:30] You bring it over to the Lincoln Room.
[1:33] Yes, sir.