Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 318-002
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 1972 at 3:23 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-002

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[0:00] I know you're going out, and I just want to say briefly that I had a very good idea, and I called your wife, and she told me about your briefings.
[0:24] It seemed to me that you answered every question, and so rather than just sending in a dog to people, I'd like to have you or Sapphire O take it.
[0:27] You or Sapphire O take it.
[0:28] and put it into any form or, you know, second-to-second form, you know, answering all the questions and send it around to the cabinet, to the leaders, to, see what I mean?
[0:49] So that we say, in other words, what about this, this, and not the other?
[0:50] What about this?
[0:51] It answers it.
[0:51] See what I mean?
[0:51] So I've ordered it done.
[0:52] I just want to make sure you know what I mean.
[0:53] Okay?
[0:56] Fine, fine.
[1:04] How's everything going on your team?
[1:12] Getting ready for tonight?
[1:13] Well, it's not over yet.
[1:22] You're not dead.
[1:22] You're not dead.
[1:24] Not a good one, Ted, yeah.
[1:24] You been getting any calls or anything?
[1:25] Really?
[1:25] Good news, man.
[1:26] Uh-huh.
[1:26] Yeah, right.
[1:26] At the restaurant, but people must be there, too.
[1:46] At the restaurant, too.
[1:47] Well, I'll tell you, Henry, I feel it's come out better than we had any reason to hope.
[1:52] You know, I was, you and I, we were both racing in that long seance at midnight, all these questions.
[1:54] And there was one other thing that you talked about, where you might...
[1:58] But haven't you really felt any of the reactions quite outstanding?
[2:33] I have one final question.
[2:43] On the question of POWs for pull-offs, you know, come to think about it, I agree with you, they will never offer it.
[2:57] And because they want to keep the POWs for something more than pull-offs, don't you agree?
[3:01] They figure they're going to get pulled out anyway.
[3:02] Query, query.
[3:08] Just psychologically.
[3:16] Oh, because the ceasefire is what keeps them.
[3:22] I agree, I agree, but on the other hand, we'd be prepared in case they do.
[3:25] But they're not gonna offer it, though.
[3:30] That's, see, I can't possibly get back to that.
[3:32] Let's hope and pray they never offer it.
[3:33] All right.
[3:33] Okay, fine.
[3:34] Well, good luck tonight.
[3:34] Yeah, fine, I'll give you your 30 minutes of holiday.
[3:37] Okay.
[3:37] Whoa.