Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 338-023
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1972 at 12:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Radford, Arthur W.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-023

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[51:26] Hello?
[51:29] Hello?
[51:30] Well, I just thought I'd let you know that, uh, when I made this decision, I thought, well, this is what our director would recommend.
[51:44] It's gonna take time, uh, as all these things do, but, uh, we just couldn't stand by it.
[51:52] to grow up in South Vietnam and dig for our people.
[52:00] We risked the election to bring some of the rest, but the election is worth more than the United States.
[52:09] It's going great out there.
[52:10] You know, they laid those mines.
[52:11] They told me I got a report from a later owner.
[52:13] They didn't.
[52:14] They lose money and lay it up.
[52:18] Yeah.
[52:26] It just helps everyone out, doesn't it?