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Conversation 332-036

TapeTape 332StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:09 PMTape start time04:55:31Tape end time04:55:58ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon engages in a brief discussion with a White House operator regarding the effectiveness of his administration's high-stakes diplomatic and strategic maneuvers. The conversation highlights the administration’s strategy of leveraging credible threats to force adversaries back to the negotiating table. The President specifically references the necessity and success of recent secret meetings in advancing his foreign policy objectives.

Foreign policyNegotiationsDiplomacySecret meetingsStrategic bluffing
AudioNARA Description

On April 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 12:50 pm and 1:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-36

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 1:09 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     [See Conversation No. 23-60]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Boy, a lot of the things you've done are things that one might have thought at the time was a bluff.
But it's paid off every time, so they've got to have learned that they can't just laugh this stuff off.
Of course, go back to the conference table on another shot.
And that's what we've been doing.
I don't know.
It's a secret meeting.
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