Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 002-082
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 1971 at 8:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Burns, Arthur F.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-082

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:11] Hello?
[0:11] Hi, Arthur.
[0:12] Yes.
[0:12] Yes.
[0:12] Yes, yes.
[0:12] You got a hold of him?
[0:13] Yeah, he told me.
[0:15] Yeah.
[0:21] Yeah.
[0:22] Good.
[0:35] Good.
[0:35] Good.
[0:44] Good.
[0:44] Good.
[0:44] Good.
[0:44] Good.
[0:45] Good.
[0:45] Good.
[0:45] Good.
[0:45] Now the other thing, Arthur, is just that on another subject, I think you
[0:49] And Volcker, you have confidence in him, haven't you?
[0:58] All right.
[0:58] Now, you and Volcker and McCracken and the other people know things about this.
[1:04] We've got to grapple with this damn thing of the international monetary thing.
[1:08] Set a plan, decide what we want, and let's grapple with it now.
[1:14] You don't think so?
[1:14] I don't mean this week, but I...
[1:19] You'd rather keep staving it off?
[1:36] I would.
[1:36] If I could shape the world, I would stave off until November 17 and then go to work promptly.
[1:38] What?
[1:38] I'd go to work immediately.
[1:39] On the plan.
[1:39] Because I don't know what to do.
[1:40] Right.
[1:40] I get it.
[1:40] Okay.
[1:40] Well, we'll have to play it by ear.
[1:41] Yeah, but in the meantime, let's get a plan together.
[1:43] Because we've been living with this for two and a half years.
[1:47] Okay.
[1:48] That's right, that's right.
[1:50] Well, this is fine.
[1:51] I'm awfully glad you called him.
[1:52] Did you report, did you tell Connolly about your call?
[1:56] No, no, I don't know.
[1:56] Call him and let him know, will you please?
[1:59] Yes, I will.
[1:59] Good, Arthur, good.
[2:01] We've worked well together.
[2:02] Good, and we'll have another meeting of the quadriads, probably.
[2:05] I can listen to the conversation.
[2:06] Good.
[2:17] Good.
[2:17] And he said he would resign if they went the other way.
[2:22] Good.
[2:22] Good.
[2:23] Fine.
[2:23] Thanks for calling.