Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 037-063
Date: Thursday, March 8, 1973 at 3:26 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-063

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Dr. Kissinger, sir.
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:03] Hi.
[0:03] Mr. President.
[0:04] Henry, I'm talking here to Bob Hope, and I told him that you had discussed the matter, you know, of his visit with our Chinese friends.
[0:13] Yes.
[0:13] And I told him, and I just want to be sure that I'm correct, that they'd like to see a copy of the film or something.
[0:19] Is that right?
[0:20] I have.
[0:21] Oh, you've got the film already?
[0:22] I've got the film already.
[0:24] All right.
[0:24] Fine.
[0:24] Is there anything else that you'd like to get from him?
[0:28] If he could write a letter to me of exactly what it is he wants to do there.
[0:32] Fine, all right, good.
[0:33] And what it involves for them.
[0:35] Fine, good, good.
[0:36] But they were getting to be fairly sympathetic.
[0:39] Yeah, fine.
[0:40] Yeah, okay, fine.
[0:41] But you need a letter for him saying precisely what he wants to do while he's in China and what he wants to bring.
[0:46] Okay.
[0:47] All right, I'll have him do that.
[0:47] I know you've talked to him before, but I just wanted to be sure we had it.
[0:50] Okay, fine.