Conversation 341-036

TapeTape 341StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 3:22 PMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 5:08 PMTape start time05:47:59Tape end time05:58:08ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 341-36

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:22 and 5:08 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/17/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[341-036-w001]
[Duration: 57s]

     Vietnam

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He said, you know, look, we might not welcome a king, but I think we welcome a cardinal.
Ha ha ha.
So I thought you could give me this for that.
Is Crowell king?
I see.
Well, I didn't know you were king, so you've got something to tell all of your dioceses now that the president says you're king now, and he came over to Foley.
Ha ha ha.
I see isn't a indicator.
I see.
I see.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I just ran across it in my notes here, and I got...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
I had a...
We're having an idea.
I've been on the line a little this week.
I've been working at the campaign with them.
I can't catch up on the message, but you know that I'm going forward.
Well, not much, actually.
I was very interested in talking to my Soviet friends.
They called my freshman.
He said every year he takes off for months and months.
But I don't think that luxury is the modern day presence.
Actually, it's all I can do, and I tend, I don't know, there may be a time, I'm sure, when I'm lost, where I can really take off to.
I think I can do it probably in a month, but I don't know where I can do it myself.
I know, you know, you guessed it.
About all I can do about that, I do have an idea for your reading quite a bit.
And even that, you know, over here, I was a little tired after two or three hours of reading.
I was reading last night, so I thought I was a little tired.
Thank you for talking to me.