On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Irwin, II, David Packard, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:56 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 086-001 of the White House Tapes.
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I didn't know I had this problem when I got up here.
I don't know if I said it or I didn't speak of it, but I have a problem with it.
I think I'm a little curious about that anyway.
Just to say this is the problem.
The president has told us that the Soviets are in this position and are coming in this position fast.
Something doesn't have to be fast, right?
There is a problem.
There is a problem.
Yes, that's the reason I worry.
I don't think any of us will be left here.
They can't act like that anymore.
Stortbroker, det var det atlet som kom i dag.
All over the world, yes.
I want to show you what it's like, so let me go ahead and pull that door, or that.
I don't know if I should want to go down that door, but that would be cool, wouldn't it?
Or...
I see that.
Yeah.
Now, it's tiny, man.
It's starting to still start to come out.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
I'd like to say a word about this bill.
Thank you very much, and I want to say a word in relation to the bill, and also in relation to the members of the House and Senate who are here, both Republicans and Democrats, who were coming.
I guess, again, like I said, this is a kind of fiscal bill, like a debt.
It's a bill truly that's working for all Americans.
It's increasing sanctions, increasing sanctions on all American citizens.
That, in another sense, is also a vital part of the future of this country.
The new economic program that was announced in August this year.
The other part of the program is equally important.
Over 3 million automobiles.
and have been sold since the announcement on August 15th of May.
That means that an average of $200 for 3 million people will be repaid against themselves via the Congress.
And we can see that approximately $600 million will be exposed against ourselves around the 16th of May, even if the government does not trust us at all.
On the other side, too, we have the job creation aspects in our own areas of non-development credits, and which we believe will have the effect of stimulating investment money in our industries in New England, but will also have the added benefit of making America's industry better.
More contentious than it has been for a long time.
Now I worry about how it all came about.
When I made the proposal, I was very afraid to deny it.
I recall, and David, and a lot of other members of the administration working for the Congress, some of those who were there said it was impossible to send a tax bill to the Congress at this time of year, just as the Lord elected to do it.
and expect the bill to come out in a responsible way.
In fact, it was said that a tax bill presented to the Congress now would inevitably end up as a Christmas tree.
But, of course, Satan has to close that.
It would be a Christmas tree in the sense that it would be slow-loaded down the bridge, because it would break down the tree.
I would like to say that the tax bill
that has been shown by the ranking members, and all the members of the finance committee, the chairman and the ranking member and their colleagues, the chairman and the ranking member and their colleagues on the Senate finance committee, has presented a splendid example of our system of work, and where it has been.
This is the Christmas tree.
It is one which there is something for all of you to speak, but it is one which will not break down the truth.
It could have been that temptation of telling them that Congress is coming forward with a responsible bill, which will mess up the economy, mess it all up.
So, speaking for the American people, for the administration, I want to give it credit for their students.
Thank you very much
I'll be waiting here until I can call you again.
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