Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 886-004
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 1973 at 8:24 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/886-004

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[0:00] I would prefer to put it in terms of I prefer to have the last group come out basically on a
[0:30] 26th, our day.
[0:32] On our day, the 26th?
[0:35] How would that be?
[0:36] That would be the 27th, early on the 27th.
[0:44] They've usually been picking them up in Hanoi about noon, which is about midnight the day before.
[0:57] Do you live with all of them?
[1:00] So we have between five and six thousand.
[1:09] We can get them out with the lift we have in three days.
[1:13] Three days it will take us to get them out.
[1:16] They have offered all the money that would be the 24th, Saturday the 24th.
[1:34] And into the early morning hours of the 25th.
[1:43] Again, except for those 9 in Laos, who they would say would be out another 28.
[1:48] Well, they're just waiting.
[1:56] They're waiting for Laos.
[2:00] Well, that's the last...
[2:01] They've been kind of playing footsie with those.
[2:04] In Laos, anyway.
[2:12] Absolutely.
[2:22] Absolutely.
[2:24] Good.
[2:33] Can't make any blitzes on that.
[2:36] Good.
[2:36] Okay.
[2:37] Perfect.
[2:37] That's the sound position.
[2:39] Yes, sir.
[2:40] And that's the worst.
[2:41] Oh, there's that one, too.
[2:43] Sorry, too.
[2:44] In terms of what we're calling it, yes, it is.