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Conversation 037-071

TapeTape 37StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:35 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:46 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.;  Downey, William;  Nixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.;  Downey, WilliamRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AudioNARA Description

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William Downey talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-071 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-71

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President and Henry A. Kissinger [?] talked with William Downey.

[See Conversation No. 418-5C]

       Message from People's Republic of China [PRC]
             -Chou En-Lai
             -Release of John T. Downey
             -Henry A. Kissinger
             -White House announcement
             -William Downey’s reaction
                    -William and John Downey’s mother’s health [?]
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                         (rev. Sept-09)
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Hello.
Dr. Kissinger, I have Mr. Downey.
Yes, I'll talk to him.
There you are, sir.
You can get on.
Hello, Mr. Downey.
Yes, sir.
I thought you'd be pleased to know we just got a response from Cho and Lai.
Your brother will be released Monday.
Released Monday?
Right.
He will...
So I've got Henry on the other line here.
We are going to announce it here at 3 o'clock, so don't say anything.
But we got the message from him, so they reacted very speedily.
And so he's on the way.
Well, thank you.
Couldn't be happier.
It's been a long time.
We're glad he's coming back.
Yeah, maybe just about in time.
It doesn't look very good either.
Well, just so he gets back at this time.
That's the important thing.
Thank you.
I appreciate everything you've done for it, sir.
Okay.
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