Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 183-004
Date: Monday, November 27, 1972 at 9:30 AM
Participants: Brennan, John V.; Camp David Operator; Toumayan, Alex G.
Recording device: Camp David Study Desk
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-004

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[0:17] Yeah, this is Major Brennan.
[0:19] Yeah, just a minute, sir.
[0:20] Wait, wait.
[0:21] Oh, all right.
[0:21] I'm not calling anybody.
[0:22] I want to talk to you.
[0:24] Okay, now I know.
[0:24] I was going to ask to be the president.
[0:25] Oh, please do that.
[0:26] No, the other one is, just forget that for a second.
[0:28] Okay.
[0:29] Keep it up, Mark.
[0:30] All right.
[0:30] The situation is, is we're getting an incoming call from the Ivory Coast, from President LeFleur Bonnier, who's the president of Ivory Coast.
[0:37] The line on which I'm on now, the president will be on.
[0:41] But the other presidential line is where the interpreter will be.
[0:44] Right.
[0:45] And the call will be when it comes in.
[0:47] I'll check this line, and Chip will check that.
[0:49] You just tell me that President LaFrontenay is here, and I'll hand this phone to the President.
[0:54] Okay.
[0:55] It's supposed to be exactly what happened.
[0:57] All right.
[0:58] All right.