Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 283-026
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:10 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-026

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[0:00] I don't think you get a chance to do any more talking to them.
[0:23] They have to do their thing.
[0:24] We're going to have to sort of deal with the black metal, which is malicious.
[0:25] One of these days, they're going to make out to get the world with them.
[0:27] They'll be coming in and they'll join the war.
[0:28] It hurts the environment.
[0:28] You know, it's evident.
[0:30] Yeah.
[0:49] That's all.
[0:49] That's right.
[0:49] You're, uh, okay.
[0:50] You're still right here.
[0:50] Okay.
[0:50] Sorry, I'm holding things up.
[0:51] Well, I need you to be able to pay more attention to what you said.
[0:52] And I'm, uh, I'm being critical.
[0:53] I don't know what to say.
[0:54] That was better.
[0:54] They know goddamn well, and they're smart enough to know that this could possibly happen in 48 hours.
[1:17] They know it very well.
[1:17] And I think this is a case of their, it would be a case of their, what do you call them?
[1:19] It's so clever.
[1:19] Yeah.
[1:20] That's all I can say.
[1:22] I know that it shouldn't be him, but he would be responsible if he's not going.
[1:44] He knows better than Patterson.
[1:44] He may have told him, though, maybe that's not very good news.
[1:46] It's kind of your responsibility, or is it just a good reason not to talk to him about it?
[1:47] No, I could just say that I'm going to do it today.
[1:49] I don't want to do anything weird.
[2:09] It's me, that's me.
[2:09] Oh, did you get the bird man in the chat?
[2:10] I'll talk to McGregor and work it out.
[2:11] McGregor is...
[2:11] The bird should be reassured.
[2:12] No, I don't want to be serving them.
[2:13] They're going to think that we screwed them on an issue.
[2:14] It's above the rules.
[2:28] The whole human events, the nutcrackers, are behind us too.
[2:33] And we never want to be with the nuts.
[2:34] For that reason.
[2:35] But on the other hand, where we really aren't against it, we should have to take the heat for it.
[2:37] And if you agree, you have to have the degree to understand.
[2:38] You have to have the degree to understand.
[2:39] You have to have the degree to understand.
[2:40] You have to have the degree to understand.
[2:41] You have to have the degree to understand.
[2:44] If you have anything else to say, between 3 and 4, I'll be here.
[2:58] I won't have a draft until 4 o'clock.
[2:59] Thank you.