Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 666-001
Date: Monday, February 7, 1972 at 8:55 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/666-001

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[16:09] UNKNOWN: Oh, how are you today?
[16:20] UNKNOWN: On a follow up thing to yesterday with this Xuan Thuy thing, he got Xuan Thuy. Xuan Thuy said to the EOB press, he looks just right to cross examine. What Xuan Thuy said they said that they would exchange prisoners
[16:39] UNKNOWN: [unintelligible] all the prisoners. He argues that back in October [unintelligible] have recorded shots in October they did.
[16:49] NIXON: Yeah.
[16:50] UNKNOWN: That's plus. Now, on the other hand, in October, if you remember [unintelligible]
[16:58] UNKNOWN: provided then they would
[17:02] UNKNOWN: [unintelligible]
[17:05] UNKNOWN: So, but he's saying now that the lead paragraph the lead thing is that now as of today, which is all that matters, not what would have been done in October, what would be done now. As of today they will not take a withdrawal for prisoners, period. So, Muskie's plan has been shot down.
[17:22] NIXON: Shot down. Now they negotiate it.
[17:26] UNKNOWN: Muskie says [unintelligible]