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Conversation 219-012

TapeTape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:52 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:55 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Byrnes, John W.Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire
AudioNARA Description

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 219-12
Date: October 10, 1972
Time: 8:52 pm - 8:55 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with John W. Byrnes.

[See Conversation No. 148-10]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Well, I just wanted to thank you for a great job you did today.
That was a hell of a vote.
And, uh, right.
I'm going to, uh, have in the, uh, senators, uh, you know, the Republican senators at least, Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.
And, uh, you know... Huh?
Oh, I will.
Now, uh, will, uh, you have any guidance as to what we ought to do?
Tell him to let us know and I'll have him there at 9 o'clock and work him over.
Tell him that this is a matter of the people that are going to be in that conference.
They better damn well stand up.
Yeah, you can do that, can't you?
Yeah, I see.
It's what you've got.
He's pushing hard over there.
He ought to be able to get 35, 40 volts, I think.
All right.
I got the message.
And we'll let it cool today, and then 9 o'clock Thursday morning, I'll put her into the fire.
Okay.
All right.
Thank you.
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