Nixon used the Middle East crisis to restart the stalled Middle East Peace Negotiations; he wrote in a confidential memo to Kissinger on October 20: I believe that, beyond a doubt, we are now facing the best opportunity we have had in 15 years to build a lasting peace in the Middle East.
尼克松利用这次中东危机重启陷入僵局的中东和平进程，他向10月20日写给基辛格的一份备忘录中自信地写道： 我相信，毫无疑问，我们现在面对的是15年来在中东建立长久和平的最好机会。