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Conversation 037-003

TapeTape 37StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:42 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:43 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Usery, Willie J., Jr.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon calls Assistant Secretary of Labor Willie J. Usery, Jr. to commend his successful mediation of the Philadelphia strike. The President also expresses appreciation for the collaboration with Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan and Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo, noting the political value of maintaining support among the city’s labor unions. Nixon instructs Usery to convey these congratulations to Brennan and the Mayor, while explicitly declining to call the Mayor himself to avoid anticipated requests for federal funding.

Philadelphia strikeLabor relationsWillie J. Usery Jr.Peter J. BrennanFrank L. RizzoPolitical strategy
AudioNARA Description

On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:43 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-3

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: 8:42 am-8:43 am
Location: White House Telephone
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The President talked with Willie J. Usery, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 865-6A]

       Philadelphia strike
              -Congratulations
              -Peter J. Brennan
                      -Frank L. Rizzo
                             -Hardhats
                             -Support for President
                             -President’s possible call
                                    -Funding
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Mr. President, I have Assistant Secretary Willie Osorino.
Right.
All right.
Hello.
Hello.
Bill?
Yes, sir.
I just want to congratulate you on the Philadelphia strike.
Well, thank you, Mr. President.
That's very nice of you.
That was a fine job, and I appreciate it.
You tell Pete Brennan that I called, too, will you?
I certainly will.
Because I know he was interested in it very much.
Sure, and...
I was not only glad at the strike, but I think we made friends by ourselves with the mayor.
Everyone was quite grateful.
You kept in touch with my hard-hat mayor.
Oh, yeah.
We spent some time together.
I enjoyed it very much, and I spent some time talking about you.
Fine, fine.
Thank you.
Yeah, you can...
It'd be a good thing.
I don't want to give him a call because I don't want him...
Brace me for some money, but when you're chatting with him, you can tell him I called and thought that he and you and everybody deserved congratulations for settling.
I sure will.
All right, Bill.
Thank you very much, sir.
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