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Conversation 346-011

TapeTape 346StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:09 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:15 PMTape start time03:15:09Tape end time03:15:25ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the political strategy for communicating potential domestic spending cuts to the public. They emphasized the need to frame these budget adjustments within a comprehensive package to avoid creating a perception of imbalance or unfairness toward specific sectors of society. Nixon stressed the importance of carefully crafting his public responses to maintain a balanced image while addressing economic constraints.

Domestic policyBudget cutsEconomic strategyPolitical communicationPublic relations
AudioNARA Description

On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 346-11

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:09 and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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We can't make any domestic guns.
We are...
And they'll say, what are you?
I better watch them and say, obviously, any short answer that I make to that question will give a disturbing unbalanced picture.
Any cuts that I propose will be a part of a comprehensive package so that we can balance treatment and that we don't duly have any sector of the society or the economy.
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