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Conversation 001-114

TapeTape 1StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:05 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:09 PMTape start time03:50:08Tape end time03:52:45ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed Henry Kissinger to contact Otis Chandler to praise the quality of Chandler’s questions during a recent interview with newspaper editors. The discussion highlighted the administration’s strategy of cultivating positive relations with influential media figures following a session where topics like Asian policy, China, and environmental issues were addressed. Kissinger agreed to place the call immediately, noting the importance of the gesture in managing the press.

Otis ChandlerPress relationsAdministration policyMedia outreachPublic diplomacy
AudioNARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-114 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-114

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: 11:05 pm - 11:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Kissinger's possible conversation with Otis Chandler
          -Chandler's questions at editors' interview with President
          -Chandler

     President's interview with newspaper editors
           -Administration's policies in Asia
                 -People's Republic of China [PRC]
                       -United Nations [UN]
                 -Vietnam
                       -Residual forces
                            -Korea
           -Kissinger's conversation with Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
                 -Wiretapping
                 -Reaction
           -Chandler
                 -Questions at editors' meeting
           -Young people
                 -Environment
           -Chandler
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yes, please.
I'll take it from your place.
Thank you, sir.
Hello, Mr. President.
Henry, I think a very good touch would be for you to get Otis Chandler on the phone and tell him that you thought his questions were very perceptive and sensitive.
The president thought that, that you just chatted with me about youth and the rest.
I'll do that.
Do a little crap right now, you know.
I'll do that.
He'll love it.
He was all right.
He was good, you know.
He smiled.
He's really... A decent man, really.
That's right.
I wonder very well.
I'll get the White House.
No, just call the White House and tell them he's at the showroom, and for them to get him for you, and tell them you're calling for the president.
They'll get him.
But I'll do it this minute.
Actually, you know, this little performance night, it wasn't much, but basically...
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