Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 670-011
Date: Monday, February 14, 1972 at 12:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arguelles, Jaime; Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/670-011

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[0:00] Goodbye, good master, how are you?
[0:05] Well, I'll tell you, I'm so, uh, so, uh, for such a good friend, we didn't want to see you leave without my saying goodbye.
[0:17] I must say, as you go, I think of all the business we've made as you're going into this thing.
[0:22] The greatest day in terms of the number of people who came.
[0:29] That was a fantastic day.
[0:30] Too many people.
[0:32] And they were enthusiastic.
[0:34] They were really enthusiastic.
[0:35] They were enthusiastic.
[0:37] Well, I don't know if it will matter, but I mean, you've got to think of it.
[0:40] You've got to think of it.
[0:41] Well, I don't know if it matters.
[0:42] I don't know if it matters.
[0:45] I've had the best tool of duty that I could expect.
[0:49] Oh yes.
[1:03] Oh, you are?
[1:05] Well, your successor will be another...
[1:07] I'm not the ambassador in Cali.
[1:10] Oh, yes, yes.
[1:11] As we said, I think he's very good.
[1:14] He's well done by himself.
[1:17] I must say, he's very good.
[1:19] I think he's...
[1:19] He knows how to do it.
[1:25] He knows how to do it.
[1:31] I think Dr. Bravo is sending the best people that could.
[1:38] I think it's so important to keep these measures in mind.
[1:47] Absolutely.
[1:49] It's a very good thing.
[1:55] Good luck.
[2:02] And I do wish you good luck here.
[2:03] We appreciate your service to your country and to ours.
[2:10] Thank you.
[2:22] Oh, I will.
[2:23] I'd like to come as a tourist.
[2:25] As a tourist.
[2:28] Travelling to New York?
[2:29] Yeah.
[2:30] Yeah.
[2:31] Yeah.
[2:31] We're so happy to see you.