Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 214-027
Date: Monday, October 2, 1972 at 5:03 PM
Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; Zumwalt, Adm. Elmo R., Jr.
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-027

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:02] Hello?
[0:03] Yeah, join.
[0:10] They're saying they don't really care who runs them as long as we give them some face-saving device so that they can call them non-Navy jets.
[0:18] Give them another organization and make the Navy the executive agent for it.
[0:33] It's just too difficult to do if it isn't big enough for you.
[0:37] We may just have to drop the whole idea.
[0:44] I appreciate you looking into it.
[0:47] I could hope to see you and things ease up a bit in my frantic traveling.
[0:54] Good, thank you.