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Dr. Weisner/Mr. Kissinger
7:45 p. .m., August 3, 1971 -- page 2
K:
Oh, did you, I didn't know that.
W :
Nixon has lacked up to now a sort of style that people can look up
to. I tried to sell this once to your saxaphone playing friend.
K:
Garment?
W:
Garment Told him I thought he misinterpreted really my
interpretation -- of the Scranton report. Said it differed. Only one
man in the world can give moral leadership in the world and that
is the President. I think he is doing that here.
K:
Don't think you can do the day to day business if you are not
stretched.
W:
If you can not, you are in trouble. Particularly when you are
running the strongest nation in the world.
K:
Appreciate it very much and it was very thoughtful of you to call.
W:
Spent a couple of weeks in Europe and was there when you were in
China. I was feeling sorry for you!
K:
Oh, you were! Was the reaction good?
W:
Exciting and genuinely enthusiastic. There were those who wondered
if it was an anti-Russian ploy. That's the thing you have to fight.
K:
Of course. This argument that we are using it an an anti-Russian
ploy
W:
On the whole no matter where I went there was enthusiasm for
the government that I haven't seen before. And following it up with
the UN thing is logical.
K:
Yeah.
W:
It goes back years and years before I ever dealed with the Russians,
the Russians had decided to keep the Chinese isolated. They always
did it in a way to calculate to make people angry.
K:
I am not sure the Russians want them in the UN.
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