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Conversation 226-026

TapeTape 226StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 7:45 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 9:39 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire
AI Summary

President Nixon engages in a wide-ranging discussion concerning his foreign and domestic policy agenda. The dialogue touches upon the influence of British political traditions, historical campaign tactics like those used in 1948, and the importance of maintaining a consistent policy course. The conversation reflects on the strategic utility of media criticism and concludes with a brief exchange regarding impending administrative tasks.

Domestic policyForeign policyPolitical strategyPublic opinionCampaign history
AudioNARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-26 (cont’d)

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                             -Foreign and domestic policy
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Mr. Bernard Love, I'm trying to go on.
Great interest, your main article, and the way you do that is capital D, capital T. This paper comment is great.
After our
in their comments on political figures.
I can see, however,
Many of their colleagues are British.
I was just saying, if anything, it's more of a very dark...
I don't know, it might not work very well without the British in America.
Speak the, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
Party before crossing the Isle of the Liberals.
The Isle of the Liberals.
Quote, court it on.
Close quote.
I was thinking that he may carry drugs.
Quote, give them hell.
End quote.
Campaign of 1948.
Never fail to point out that he had always found criticism helpful.
and that he was never shorter.
Same point.
I can't rule the war, unless it's policy.
Policy.
To follow the course.
Thank you for calling me Dan.
Yes.
President.
We'll do it in a minute.
Thank you.
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