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Conversation 269-019

TapeTape 269StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 10:32 AMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 10:34 AMTape start time02:15:05Tape end time02:16:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 269-19

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:32 am and 10:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Requested a meeting with Kissinger
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I mean, not just Weicker, but get two, three, or four of those people, call Weicker and say, what do you think, Senator, if you're a Republican, let's get him in.
I'm going to give him a working order.
Yeah.
I think if the liberals do that,
Well, actually, the first one they come out and say, you can't be older than that.
The goddamn economy is moving along.
I mean, it's, whatever we want to say, sure, you know, come on, we're talking about me.
So that's the way it is, that we need something that takes time.
On the other hand, you need to be able to say, oh, it's moving around.
And the Harris's indication of the public's psychology is simply a reflection of what the politicians in the column and the commentators are saying.
That's all.
It's the media.
Media hard practice day after day.
We go around and of course we're getting a little media break.
I don't know if you ever get any hard politics going on.
Okay.
Well, if you're going to... Hi, Henry.
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