Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 040-050
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 1973 at 11:16 PM
Participants: Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-050

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[0:01] I have General Haig calling.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:05] Mr. President?
[0:05] Yeah.
[0:06] Sir, I thought since you were up, I'd let you know that the Soviets now have agreed that Brezhnev would like to go to San Clemente.
[0:14] Great.
[0:14] And that's great.
[0:15] But he doesn't want to go to Houston.
[0:17] He wants to go straight to San Clemente.
[0:18] Well, just he and I will go to San Clemente, you see.
[0:21] Right.
[0:21] And we'll land at the...
[0:22] He's bringing his family.
[0:23] Huh?
[0:23] He's not bringing any family.
[0:25] Fine.
[0:25] Life or children.
[0:26] Great.
[0:26] That's marvelous.
[0:28] and he goes to san clemente and he and i will have the greatest pictures in the world and we'll have two or three days of relaxation walking on the beach there'll be the great pictures and that'll make the trip outstanding but be sure that he knows that's what i want he's going to stay with me as my personal guest in my own house yes sir does he know that you better call to bring it and tell him to be sure to bring a nose
[0:51] That it's in my house that he's going to stay, huh?
[0:54] Fine, sir.
[0:54] Excellent.
[0:55] Okay.
[0:55] Great, sir.
[0:56] Who'd you get this message from?
[0:58] I just talked to Scowcroft about it.
[1:01] Well, who'd he get it from?
[1:02] Well, he got it from Dobrynin, I'm sure, tonight.
[1:06] Well... Yeah, from Dobrynin tonight.
[1:08] If you could call Dobrynin back, then, either, even you or Scowcroft.
[1:12] Okay, sir.
[1:13] Do your best, but say that I am delighted and that I can assure him it will be one that is totally...
[1:21] Not only secure, but pleasant.
[1:24] Just he in our house on a base that is totally restricted so we can have long talks in my house.
[1:35] He will stay in my house with me.
[1:37] Boy, he'll love that.
[1:38] All right.
[1:38] That's good.
[1:39] Fine.
[1:39] Fine.
[1:40] Right, right.