Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 042-102
Date: Thursday, May 6, 1971 at 2:24 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Noyes, Croby S.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-102

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[0:01] I had nothing particularly to call you about except to suggest that I imagine you probably are getting a few notes of, shall we say, criticism on some of your
[0:25] uh columns on foreign affairs and i just want you to know there's one of your regular readers that likes them so thank you very much i think i think you've shown i appreciate your and i took a lot of guts to to you know in this town to say some of those things and i i do appreciate it very much actually i i don't get all that much criticism i i find that there is in the reaction that people bother to write to me
[0:48] generally support the position.
[0:51] Maybe this town is a little peculiar, but anyway, I'm not at any, you know, fire.
[0:59] Well, the most important thing is that it all turned out right in the end.
[1:04] Sometimes, you know, everybody worries about this
[1:09] what he says or writes today or tomorrow on this decision and that one.
[1:12] But in the final analysis, if it works fine, if it doesn't, it doesn't make any difference.
[1:16] So I think it's going to, I think in the end that
[1:20] What you've written is going to look pretty good.
[1:23] I think so.
[1:23] I think I've got some information.
[1:26] I hope so, not for my sake, but for all of ours.
[1:29] That's what really counts.
[1:30] That's what really counts.
[1:31] But I think over the next few months we may see some developments that could be very interesting.
[1:36] Well, I certainly hope that's true.
[1:38] Right.
[1:38] Well, good to talk to you.
[1:39] Thank you very much.
[1:40] Bye-bye.