Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 332-029
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 1972 at 10:40 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-029

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[3:03:04] We honor her both sides, the South Vietnam and North Vietnam, each respecting the other than the others.
[3:03:10] Before you say, leave that view, we often want to share it with you, so put in an insert before that.
[3:03:20] Black or North Vietnam or any other country, we want no territory, we seek no basis, and then we often want to share it with you.
[3:03:30] Thank you.
[3:03:33] And then after they, they should take it after.
[3:03:39] We will not be humiliated.
[3:03:42] We will not be abused.
[3:03:43] And we will never surrender.
[3:03:45] We will never surrender.
[3:03:52] I did not say this was a matter of jingoistic national crime.
[3:04:02] must face up to this informed and supported communist aggression.
[3:04:05] If it fails in Vietnam, it will be discouraged elsewhere.
[3:04:11] If it succeeds there, it will be encouraged elsewhere, and the risk of war in other places in the world will be an arm's length increase.
[3:04:21] Please let us bring our men home from Vietnam.
[3:04:23] Let us end the war in Vietnam.
[3:04:25] But let us end it in a way that the younger brothers and the sons of the brave men
[3:04:31] We have fought in Vietnam.
[3:04:32] We'll not be fighting in some other Vietnam at some time in the future.
[3:04:40] My friends and critics alike, this is an election year that I risk winning the election by resisting this new aggression.
[3:04:53] Our air naval force is to resist this new aggression.
[3:04:58] that I would greatly increase my chances to win the election if I brought peace to Vietnam, whatever the price.
[3:05:09] I can sit in his office and act in a way that weakens the presidency of the United States.
[3:05:17] I completely reject.
[3:05:23] Well...