Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 314-016
Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 at 5:25 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/314-016

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[0:03] Let me just say one thing.
[0:14] I thought you'd be pleased to know that Sapphire just did a hell of a good job on this.
[0:18] I called earlier, and you were in Bob's office, so I went over the thing.
[0:24] Made my suggestions, and I told him to bring it over and talk to you, and whatever you wanted to add.
[0:26] But he's just really, really, I think, delighted with what he's done.
[0:28] He's got all the nuances.
[0:29] There's a couple of points that he, that I told him to check with you.
[0:46] He does not have in there the August proposal, which I understand.
[0:50] Remember, in June, he had offered, he did offer a nine-month one then.
[0:53] I told him, I thought that was, I told him where to put it.
[0:56] The other thing that he did not understand, he thinks it's very important, I don't know whether it's true, but remember, when I said to you that our proposal,
[1:00] link the ceasefire and the deadline.
[1:16] You said no, not necessarily.
[1:20] There's a two-phase operation.
[1:21] Is that correct?
[1:21] Okay.
[1:21] You tell him what he can put in.
[1:22] I just told him that I think the way he's got it is taken right out of your draft.
[1:27] It sounds that way.
[1:27] Anyway, he'll bring it around to you.
[1:30] Yeah.
[1:33] Well, no, no, there's no hurry, because he's, he's now, he's, he's working on that text now, and, uh, but, but, gee, I'm talking to somebody who's going to work with him.
[1:47] He's so fast.
[1:47] You know, I told you at 3 o'clock, I'm going to have to do a few things, and I was going to do a four-minute show.
[1:51] You'll be pleased.
[1:52] Particularly, you like the person.
[1:53] He just marches right in at the conclusion.
[1:54] It means a lot of work, but he's going to work on a different song right now.
[1:56] Okay.
[1:56] Okay.