Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 336-038 Date: Monday, May 8, 1972 at 5:27 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/336-038 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [2:10:28] killing in the first strategy war with Scotland. [2:10:29] By simply getting out, we would have won the worst of the election. [2:10:31] By relying solely on negotiations, we would get a chance to get ahead of the Chinese and the press's aggression in the battle. [2:10:35] There's only one way to stop the war. [2:10:37] That is to keep the weapons of war out of the hands of the international outlaws, or Vietnam. [2:10:39] Throughout the war with Vietnam, the United States has exercised a superior restraint on the president of the United [2:10:57] Yeah, I had a couple of other points. [2:11:13] You know, when we go to the business of those three, [2:11:25] I mean, I guess we're lucky together. [2:12:02] There's not the United States there, and there's not the United States. [2:12:05] I think you could leave. [2:12:10] You see, there are three. [2:12:12] You could say there's not the United States, there's not Vietnam, there's not the United States, there's not Vietnam, there's not the United States, there's not Vietnam, there's not the United States, there's not the United States, there's not the United States, [2:12:29] With that, I think we've got it. [2:12:32] Related to that, I think that one has to come out. [2:12:40] All right. [2:12:44] It's the military .