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Conversation 291-008

TapeTape 291StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:41 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:44 PMTape start time00:15:13Tape end time00:21:14ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 291-8

Date: October 12, 1971
Time: 9:41 pm - 9:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 11-73]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello?
Yeah.
Hello?
Yeah.
Good.
Ready?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, he sees the big funny.
It'll show, too, that we're standing by an ally.
We're fighting the Secretary of the Navy, and he's known to be the second man in government.
The guy with guts.
Well, that's... Yeah.
That's good.
That's good.
That's good.
That's good.
I agree that this would be the right thing.
But I've got to show off some of these other clubs.
You mentioned coming back with it in Japan.
It all means it should, most of the time, on the presidential line.
It would be a goddamn good trip.
Good.
Good.
That's good.
Thank you.
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