Reagan's advise to Nixon about dumping the UN

c-span (as reported by FOX News) ^ | October 26, 1971 | white house tapes

[WhatPriceFreedom?]

Thought you might like this.

[avg_freeper]

They have posted the transcript on FOX now:

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Reagan: Well, Mr. President, the reason I called was ... we can't just sit and take this and continue as if nothing has happened. My every instinct says get the hell out of that --

Nixon: [Laughs]

Reagan: -- kangaroo court, and let it, uh --

Nixon: Yeah.

Reagan: --sink.

The conversation continues with Reagan suggesting the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, former oilman-turned-congressman George Bush, send a signal to what Reagan called the "bums" in the international organization.

Reagan: [I]f you brought Mr. Bush back to Washington, to let them sweat for about 24 hours, as to what you were thinking of, and then if you went on television to the people of the United States and said that Mr. Bush was going back to the U.N., to participate in debate and discussion, to present our views and so forth, but he would not participate in any votes--that the United States would not vote and would not be bound by the votes of the U.N., because it is a debating society. You don't have to say that, but it is a debating society --

Nixon: Mm-hmm.

Reagan: And, and so we'd be there, our presence would be there. But we would just not participate in their votes. I think it would put those bums in the perspective they belong [sic].

Nixon: [Pause, then laughter] It sure would!

Nixon: "Moral bankruptcy" is a good term.

Nixon also assures Reagan the U.S. will defend Taiwan militarily.

Nixon: [T]his action does not affect at all our defense treaty and all that.

Reagan: No, I know.

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Debating society. I like that. About the best thing you could say about the UN is that it is a Toastmasters for losers.

[The Great Satan]

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