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Conversation 311-056

TapeTape 311StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 7:09 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 7:12 PMTape start time02:51:58Tape end time02:57:29ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:09 pm to 7:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-056 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-56

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 7:09 pm - 7:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 17-151]
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Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, you can check with the people tomorrow to see to what extent this is, to what extent they're going to deletionate people and to what extent they were so willing to do that.
As a matter of fact, you might check with me now and call me back.
Thank you.
Hello?
Yeah.
Alright.
Hello?
Yeah, I'm here.
What's the deal with that?
I mean, it has to do with his relationship with his mom, you see.
Yeah, that's what his questions were about.
And that's what... Yeah.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, what you see happens before the bombing.
And that's what Wallace was saying at the beginning of the bombing.
The delays.
See, the theme is a very subtle question for detecting that, by reason of the bombing, it's going to make them more intense.
You know, the same thing on loud, that kind of learning.
And they may get through it, some of them, on that part.
We talked about the idea of mentioning a setting out.
He said, would you take it up with the Soviet and Chinese?
Is that a safe thing to say yes?
I mean, is that not going to put them on the spot where they come down?
And, yeah.
I think it's perfect, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You mentioned it to Joe and Lyle.
Yeah.
All right.
And I mentioned it according to these other characters.
Brian.
Oh, and Tito.
Okay, thank you.
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