Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 332-005
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 1972 at 8:18 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-005

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[4:32] At least the fact that they have reasons.
[4:47] You know, the thing about our Russian friends is the way that they
[4:56] I'm just thinking about the Buzz thing, the way they kick in all the Americans, you know, and Buzz, and Stan, and everybody else.
[5:07] Poor Buzz saying, you know, he doesn't have the right of color because he must not know.
[5:14] Where the hell was Beam all this time?
[5:16] Is he weak or what?
[5:22] Beam knows better than us, though.
[5:25] But he should have spoken up, don't you agree?
[5:33] It really is, to me, I thought, well, I'll tell you one thing, we've got to be more careful about, I mean, Russ is one of our best men, about sending any of our people abroad, don't you think so, to the Soviet?
[5:45] Yeah, because, you know, our guys don't know how to handle themselves.
[5:49] They get overwhelmed by all this bullshit, huh?
[6:01] Well, I understand.
[6:02] Butts is a good, strong anatomist.
[6:05] I mean, let's put your knowledge first.
[6:06] Maybe we are bombing those innocent women and children.
[6:10] Jesus.
[6:12] I know.
[6:13] Jesus Christ.
[6:14] I mean, what the hell is he thinking about?
[6:16] I mean, somebody should have snapped back at this fellow right there.
[6:20] Don't you agree?
[6:21] I mean, now he doesn't know enough about it, but what the hell was being there for him?
[6:27] I just can't imagine an American ambassador sitting there allowing the Soviet chairman to say, why are you bombing these innocent people?
[6:35] Of course, the state doesn't, well, until we got Rogers out, they weren't saying anything, were they?
[6:50] Okay, Henry, have a good time.
[6:51] See you tomorrow.
[7:04] Hi.