Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 725-003 Date: Tuesday, May 16, 1972 at 8:03 AM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)] Recording device: Oval Office Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-003 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [8:46] I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, I've been, [8:49] How are the people there? [8:56] Yeah. [8:58] Well, of course, it's a tough one for you, isn't it? [9:27] Thank you. [10:40] I was amazed to hear from Don Kendall that since he has left the Department of Congress nobody, including Peterson or Fleming, has had the courtesy or the good sense [11:09] to say he even booed him about the extensive negotiations that are going on with the Russians on trade, trade with America. [11:16] In the first place, this is rather stupid because Stanton started the negotiations and knows more about it than most of these.