Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 048-003
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 10:56 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stifflemire, Mary D.; Alexander, Bernice V.; Johnson, Judith L.; Hyland, William G.; Wright, W. Marshall; Rodman, Peter W.; Bergsten, C. Fred; Saunders, Harold H.; Nachmanoff, Arnold; Holdridge, John H.; Glancy, John; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Lord, Winston; Matthews, Dianne C.; Lopez, Sheila R.; Pineau, Julienne L.; Smith, K. Wayne (Dr.); Sonnenfeldt, Helmut ("Hal"); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Cabinet Room
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/048-003

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[1:04:13] Thank you very much.
[1:06:00] This is an official signing now.
[1:06:07] I'm going to get a picture of you as you step up here.
[1:06:16] This is an official sign.
[1:06:17] Do you ever love a smile?
[1:06:19] Okay.
[1:06:19] Ready?
[1:06:19] All right.
[1:06:27] Give me another pen now.
[1:06:28] Thank you.
[1:06:45] Now, that's one of the parts.
[1:06:47] Here's what you can see about what you can do with it.
[1:06:50] How about, you know, why don't you just give it, say, to your, your, one of those people you don't read about, I just think it's, I think you're talking about one of those people out, favorite people outside the real world.
[1:07:13] I have to keep contending, Mr. President.
[1:07:16] Now, we have an end for all of this.
[1:07:21] I just want to say, we know an enormous amount of work on this, not just because of the volume, but the quality of this.
[1:07:32] The quality is first class.
[1:07:37] And, of course, all of this country is really
[1:07:51] But also I wanted to say that, you know, the vision of this, of the national security staff, every day, every day, the material that comes to my desk, my confidence in this because of it.
[1:08:20] It's basically what you sent them.
[1:08:22] What's wrong with our form?
[1:08:23] Also, it's your fault.
[1:08:24] He's going to get played, hey?
[1:08:25] So, here we are.
[1:08:27] And, you know, they were starting in five minutes, so I'll come up.
[1:08:33] It was fun tonight.
[1:08:36] Thank you very much.
[1:08:37] I'll be sure to give you a ticket.
[1:08:44] I'll stay out of it.
[1:08:49] Thank you very much.
[1:08:51] Thank you very much.
[1:08:59] Thank you very much.
[1:09:12] Thank you very much.
[1:09:15] I appreciate what you do.
[1:09:17] When I'm going to Köln tomorrow...
[1:09:32] In fact, I don't think you're right, but I should tell you what's new about the report, and what it seeks to accomplish, instead of standing there with an outraged look on your face about you being the same.
[1:09:48] How would you do me a favor?
[1:09:50] How would you do me a favor?