Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 862-015
Date: Friday, February 23, 1973 at 12:51 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Volpe, John A.; White House photographer; Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-015

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[0:00] We're not a mess here, Matt.
[0:03] Why, Mr. President?
[0:04] Well, we were trying to settle the biddies, so we got delayed for about an hour.
[0:08] We had to see if you had a plan.
[0:11] When do you leave?
[0:13] One week from today.
[0:15] Oh, that late?
[0:17] Then get over there and get to work.
[0:22] We'll take a few pictures here.
[0:23] I'm not standing.
[0:24] We've done this before.
[0:25] I know we're going to press you.
[0:27] Let's see how we want to press you over this time.
[0:31] How cold is it out there?
[0:33] It's, uh, pretty cold.
[0:34] No, listen, Jack.
[0:35] I think we should walk, uh, because, uh, let's, uh, let the press take a picture.
[0:39] I've done that before.
[0:41] I'd only, like, I don't know if I'd be able to say goodbye to the ambassadors.
[0:45] I mean, I might run a spell on yourself.
[0:48] So let's do the same.
[0:50] We'll walk around.
[0:52] Huh?
[0:57] It was there very much.
[1:27] I didn't take a picture for you.
[1:32] Well, we need to have one.
[1:37] We need to have one.
[1:39] We need to have one.
[1:40] We need to have one.
[1:44] We need to have one.
[1:47] We need to have one.
[1:49] We need to have one.
[1:53] We need to have one.
[1:57] One thing I want to say about the visit, the visit of the, what is that situation?
[2:10] All right.
[2:12] Now we're saying that you, you, you, you,
[2:19] And that's who was at work for him.
[2:20] He was a real, he's really, he's very, you know, he's a, he's a man of his word.