Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 725-028
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 1972 at 11:31 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-028

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[3:35:33] This is because John sat in for one minute before the other.
[3:35:48] I haven't seen him a minute before.
[3:36:47] I appreciate your nice comments.
[3:36:50] What I had in mind was to talk to Henry, and he makes a hell of a good idea if you were going to go to, and we figured out the four countries, the four biggest, if you could do Colombia, Brazil, where you should spend a little more time, Argentina, and Peru.
[3:37:12] Peru.
[3:37:12] Well, Peru only because we're trying to stick it to Chile.
[3:37:15] He's no good, but he's better than the other countries.
[3:37:18] But Peru is a big country, that's the point.
[3:37:21] So you could tell us what I have learned.
[3:37:23] It's reporting, basically, Henry's going to go to China to report, and Rogers is going to go to NATO.
[3:37:27] And I just had an idea that somebody came down and talked to these people after my trip.
[3:37:40] I didn't see it.
[3:37:41] Because I'm not the Mexican person here, so I will cover Mexico.
[3:37:44] You can do that.
[3:37:44] That's why I mean, when I talk to the press, I'll say that you agree with me.
[3:37:51] Another thing I have in mind, I'd love to have you, the way I'll do this at all.
[3:38:14] I'll make a brief statement, and then I'll leave.
[3:38:24] Then I'll let you go on.
[3:38:24] I do have a couple of questions, so I'll let Jose here cut it off quickly.
[3:38:28] I've got a couple of questions for him.
[3:38:30] Oh, I'm sure that, and then the other one I asked, didn't he, but that'll be also on file.
[3:38:34] Right.
[3:38:34] So we've got that.
[3:38:34] And the other thing is, I thought I'd walk over to the tracer with you and George, and everyone, just walk over there.
[3:38:41] And the, uh, you might want to call
[3:38:48] You might want to get all of your staff together.
[3:38:50] They're supposed to be gathering at 12 o'clock.
[3:38:51] No, that's fine.
[3:38:51] We won't be ready for 12 o'clock.
[3:38:52] Because it's 25 o'clock.
[3:38:53] Fair enough.
[3:38:53] Yes, sir.
[3:38:53] I think for any reason.
[3:38:56] I don't believe in this business.
[3:38:56] We've got a time zone.
[3:38:57] And now all candidates are coming.
[3:39:05] But nobody is on it.
[3:39:07] I told him no increase in my service.
[3:39:32] That's right.