Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 037-024
Date: Thursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:48 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-024

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[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:03] Ron, what are the questions you assume would be the major ones that will come up tomorrow?
[0:11] Have you thought that through yet?
[0:13] Well, not totally, but I think on the whole area, the question of whether or not...
[0:22] This came about as a result of any concessions.
[0:26] I've been asked that and have shot it down.
[0:28] That'll come up.
[0:29] I'd just say no.
[0:30] I have said that.
[0:34] Concessions on what?
[0:36] I don't think it'll come in a bludgering way.
[0:38] I just think... No, but I mean, I was wondering if they...
[0:40] Well, did we agree or commit to the North Vietnamese that we would police the South and give them better living conditions and that type of thing?
[0:50] And that will probably come in that too.
[0:55] Right.
[0:57] Now, we've said that we've used our influence in our contacts with all parties to adhere to the thing, and we expect it very well.
[1:08] I do...
[1:10] feel that the ceasefire is being observed in a satisfactory way in terms of...
[1:17] I'll tell you what to do.
[1:18] Why don't you just sit down and jot off the questions.
[1:22] Get them until you'd write them.
[1:23] The eight or ten that you think are the most likely.
[1:27] I'll have them right up to you.
[1:31] My guess is that the POW thing tends to
[1:37] I mean, it's so diffused that they're not likely to try to press it particularly.
[1:42] I don't think they'll press it.
[1:43] I just assume for them to press it, as a matter of fact.
[1:48] You might get a question in the Mideast, I think.
[1:50] You might, I don't know, in the Mideast area and so forth, is getting a little stale now, I guess.
[1:56] Right.
[1:57] Although they'll still be on that.
[1:58] Food prices, maybe.
[1:59] Watergate, obviously.
[2:01] Grady, maybe.
[2:03] What else would you think?
[2:07] No?
[2:08] Middle East issues.
[2:10] I'll put together Tim right away for you and get him right over to you as well.
[2:13] Right.