Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 664-002
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 1972 at 9:10 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gubser, Charles S.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/664-002

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[16:52] The Chinese will lay it on with great decorum and enormous dignity.
[16:58] They'll see you working like crazy.
[17:03] And I don't see how they can fail to be impressed.
[17:08] They'll get invited to every state banquet.
[17:16] But I've read over the communique, Mr. President.
[17:24] On the Taiwan part?
[17:26] On the Taiwan part, Mr. President, we won't be able to get anything that Joe Buckley will like.
[17:31] That's impossible.
[17:34] That beating can't be done.
[17:37] I think they'll make a serious effort to go as far as they can with evidence, et cetera.
[17:40] The best you can agree to there is that you say we don't agree.
[17:49] Well, that they're doing anyway, but even the statement of disagreement has to get them a little bit before they'll say...
[17:55] I mean, on everything else, they're letting us disagree totally.
[17:58] And they're letting us say they'll maintain the defense treaty with Japan.