Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 433-050
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 1973 at 6:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-050

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[0:01] Well, the main thing, you've got to have a man that doesn't have to find a way to mend your memory.
[0:23] And between you and him, you know, you work well with him.
[0:28] You always have.
[0:32] oh and the other yeah but the other guy's in the conservative line you see so you see you you've got you've got you've got well he's no more liberal than ellie that's what i mean exactly exactly he isn't going to be wanting to you know make peace for the sake of peace i thought you should know we got lost anything you want me to
[1:01] say about Brown tonight except that he's a wonderful guy and the greatest leader of the piece the world's ever seen.
[1:09] I don't intend to.
[1:10] I've got to say it quite personally.
[1:18] But, uh, I thought it was well to get those with him and all of that, uh, your friend Barr.
[1:21] I got that, that, that, I was really... Did that bother you?
[1:32] Yeah.
[1:34] I didn't say anything nasty about the Soviets.
[1:36] I said, look, they're tough and strong.
[1:39] But the Browns was better this morning than they used to be.
[1:49] Yeah.
[1:49] Well, now you keep your morale up on the boys.
[1:53] Right.
[1:54] It's all going to come out.
[1:57] That's right.
[1:58] That's right.
[2:11] Submit it.
[2:21] Yeah.
[2:21] Henry, we did the SALT thing in Moscow, and you and I are going to do it now.
[2:25] Is that understood?
[2:27] All right.
[2:29] You've got your orders.
[2:32] Okay, boy.