Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 282-039 Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:10 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-039 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] I don't want to go so far as the last generation veterans and so forth. [0:30] I have said, of course, that this couldn't be the last war. [0:34] But on the other hand, I think it could be held up to say, well, we're holding on a false hope and so forth and so on. [0:45] You know what I mean? [0:47] And so I think that he could just take her and, you know what I mean, those three areas, sort of take that out so it doesn't hold that high of a [0:58] a lasting piece or a, I don't know any sort of piece, that sort of thing, but I think, as well, it makes a nice balance, let's say, the versionary, the last version, there's all that, but I just think it's a bit too far in the present context. [1:23] But the other one, I think, is fine. [1:25] I'm not very on it. [1:26] Okay? [1:26] Bye.