Conversation 316-014

TapeTape 316StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 4:36 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 5:30 PMTape start time02:37:22Tape end time02:37:37ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 316-14

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-59]

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If the enemy rejects our effort to negotiate, we will continue our program of ending American involvement in the war by withdrawing our remaining forces and solving the enemy's development capability of defending themselves.
If the enemy's answer to our peaceful plan is to step up, step up their attacks, I shall be my, step up their attacks.