Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 270-003
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:50 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/270-003

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[7:26] The Mack truck deal, maybe you asked about that.
[7:35] You can say that we're doing it.
[7:37] It's a very complicated business.
[7:40] Well, I wouldn't put it on the basis of the Mack truck.
[7:44] It's a big project, a calmer river project.
[7:52] And...
[7:55] We are looking at it, and it's a very complicated thing because it's in 40-day travel plan.
[8:00] We're looking at it by categories and we've approved the boundary part of it.
[8:10] Have they announced it?
[8:11] Isn't that it?
[8:13] I can't answer that.
[8:19] Um, we can check it for you tomorrow.
[8:21] It should be a negative.
[8:22] It's just being, you've just approved a line.
[8:24] You've just approved a line, which is about $175,000.
[8:27] We have a lot of time to consider it.
[8:30] You take that.
[8:31] Great, thank you.
[8:32] Here's the password.
[8:54] The foreign relations committee was ecstatic about my appearance.
[9:00] But that really, it wasn't that I was on board, Mr. President.
[9:03] If I had said the same thing four weeks ago, people would have talked about credibility again, but I've gone for the election.
[9:12] I think it's that the general atmosphere is concerned.
[9:28] We're here.
[9:56] Did you see why the president actually went to see him for the hand-tasks and the offices?
[10:03] So much more they were helping the crowd here.
[10:06] What?
[10:07] What good does Russia do anything like that?
[10:10] They don't do anything for the amount of concentration.
[10:13] No.
[10:13] And it shows it.
[10:16] That's the truth.
[10:16] You say it shows it.
[10:17] And it shows it.
[10:18] It's after all.
[10:21] He's played golf in the last month or two, so I'm not saying he's trying to attempt to play after the liberals.
[10:29] They would have made it his idea, or he could have made it more common.
[10:59] I've got to be there someplace.
[11:35] You told me about it.
[12:02] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:04] I've told you that you're considered...
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[12:12] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:15] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:18] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:21] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:24] I've told you that you're considered...
[12:27] I've told you that you're considered...
[18:00] I'm sorry, I rang.
[18:01] I remember.