Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 500-006
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1971 at 7:58 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-006

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[0:15] Uh, we will, uh, use the jaw lockers.
[0:34] Exactly, Mr. Wilcox.
[0:35] Exactly, and I will, of course, make the plenty detections that have come by.
[0:41] There's no problem because I didn't have anything important.
[0:43] I just said,
[0:43] I thought it would be good if he and I went over some things before he went off.
[0:49] That's why I wanted him in town.
[0:52] And then, let's see what happens this morning.
[0:57] I thought of a way of calling to bring him later today.
[1:00] I'm going to tell him that you had planned to go away on Friday, and that's the reason we need to know the time.
[1:08] This is
[1:12] I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
[1:18] It's that word.
[1:19] I'm sure it's the word we won't change.
[1:23] You know, when we say it's difficult, they shouldn't do it.
[1:27] Gromyko cannot refuse a request by you on his own by saying it's difficult.
[1:32] I'm sure he's taking it up with Bresnan.
[1:37] And I'm sure it takes a day.
[1:41] Yes, sir.
[1:42] Took on the Mansfield.
[1:50] Did you see that?
[1:52] Yeah.
[1:52] For the weekend.
[1:56] Yeah.
[1:56] Yes.
[1:56] I would be routine.
[1:57] If we could get this, it's the time to do it.
[1:58] This is the week.
[2:00] We ought to do it this week rather than hush around.
[2:02] I've met that friend.
[2:03] Huh?
[2:03] I've met that friend.
[2:03] Yeah.
[2:03] And we've done all the work.
[2:09] I just don't know what could be holding it up because I think it was the conditions.
[2:24] Those can be accepted that it would be easy and laid by everybody if they changed that word and didn't make any difference.
[2:30] Hold on.
[2:30] Look, is that right?
[2:30] Screw you.
[2:31] If it's the word, screwing it up.
[2:31] And then I said, well, you can deal with it.
[2:32] Deal with it.
[2:32] That's right.
[2:33] Yeah, it is.
[2:33] Well, nothing else goes the same as it being in the way.