Conversation 900-010

TapeTape 900StartWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:20 PMEndWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:21 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President)Recording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

President Nixon and Vice President Agnew discussed the growing domestic political pressure to link U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviet Union with the emigration of Soviet Jews. Agnew expressed frustration over the confrontational attitudes of specific individuals, while the President asserted that the public would not permit a minority to undermine broader national security objectives. The conversation emphasized the administration's determination to resist congressional efforts to use trade and war policy as leverage for Soviet emigration demands.

Soviet-U.S. relationsSoviet JewryForeign policyTrade legislationDomestic politics

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NARA Description

On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-010 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 900-10

Date: April 18, 1973
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Spiro T. Agnew.

[See Conversation No. 38-97]

The President met with an unknown man at an unknown time after 12:20 pm during the
conversation.

     President’s schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time.

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I know you've got to.

I know you've got to catch the client with that dart.

particularly, well, our guys are all right, but my God, the attitude of Jackson and Gribacoff and Chavis was unbelievable, particularly after I laid it out there.

I mean, and it's a better one.

They're taking it in their hands, and that's what you ought to tell these Jewish people here, by God, that they want to make America's whole war policy a disarmament, a hostage.

to Jewish immigration from the Soviet Union.

Why, that's a terrible burden for them to take.

Sure, sure, sure.

Good.

I think the American people, I mean, there are some Jews who pick and raise hell, but the American people are not going to let them destroy our foreign policy.

All right.

We're ready.

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