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The President/Mr. Kissinger
ca 12:00 m., July 26, 1971
- 7 -
K:
No, I passed on to him something about the political visit.
First, I did something which was a little devious. I said, well, we
are under tremendous right-wing attack and I said you have to remember
the only man who can keep the right wing under control here is the
President. I said you play too much with the left, the right will get
even more inflamed, and that limits our abilities.
P:
Good. Did you throw in the possibility of Mansfield?
K:
I didn't put it that way -- I didn't mention any names. I said
on visits, of course, any time a Presidential candidate gets invited,
that's a political issue. On the other hand, there are people like the
Senator Majority Leader well, I did say it -- who would not present
the same problem. Although, on the whole, I said it would be best if
the President were the first senior American to talk to the Chinese.
P:
It's just as well to make the point. Then, if they do us in on
it, they owe us one.
K:
That's right.
P:
You know, I don't think we do any good by just rolling over on
everything.
K:
Oh, no. Absolutely not.
P:
It's a rather interesting thing, though, that Kennedy group
being cancelled in Japan. That might have been the group they were
talking about.
K:
That's right. Well, they certainly haven't rushed into it.
P:
Well, they haven't yet, but they've got plenty of time. And if
they do, they do, but it isn't going to
K:
Well, we kept them out from April on.
P:
This isn't going to be the same thing, let's face it.
K:
Exactly.
P:
This is August already.
K:
This is August and by October we have another shot and then by
December you'll be there.
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