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Conversation 402-007

TapeTape 402StartSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMEndSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:29 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On January 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 402-7

Date: January 21, 1973
Time: 5:22 pm and 5:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[See Conversation No. 36-35]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
I'm just calling to, uh, if that's something that's been around since very recently, but there's nothing else to report.
Well, I talked to him on the phone briefly, too, before, uh, prior to the inspection.
He gave that impression to me.
Of course, I, uh, you know...
His feeling is that if he tells him personally, it's why he doesn't write something different in the letter.
He's making a record in the letter.
So that's very possible.
But the only problem we really have here, Henry, is that I see it as a lie.
I don't know what to do with those leaders.
We have to go back to America.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
said they were not ready for this.
Well, we will just take a quick gander at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
And we'll be here.
We'll meet at the EOB.
And I think just one more question.
I don't know how the hell that's going to happen.
It seems to me that all of us have got nothing to do with it.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
You'll be long enough.
You'll be long enough.
What?
Well, if you get stuck, what?
Well, but if you do, there's no problem with that.
The problem is that we're still going forward in the same paper sign.
Although, you never...
Uh, they have a clear understanding of what you're doing right there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, when you say we're putting a hard case together, I don't know.
We've got just the extra time.
I hope this goes for Christ's sake.
I don't think nobody's going to say anything.
Nobody's going to say anything.
I guess the main thing that's been to the board, I'm sure, is certainly what he tells us.
He was not going to have it.
I'm sure he was.
In other words, he wants to be there with you rather than just cry.
I understand.
I understand.
Good.
Well, that's the thing to do.
I'm just... Sure.
I said it.
I hope he's back.
That's why I keep all that thinking down.
Sure.
Sure.
Sure.
I'm sure.
I'm sure.
Good.
Good.
All right.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
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