Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 006-068
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1971 at 7:44 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-068
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417189027 (NAID 417189027)

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[0:02] Hello.
[0:14] Hi, George.
[0:25] I know.
[0:28] and I'm sure that's partly responsible for all sorts of qualifications, but nevertheless, there it is.
[0:34] It couldn't be totally responsible, could it, George?
[0:37] No, it isn't totally responsible.
[0:39] Probably 3% of it, huh?
[0:41] Well... Oh, you never know.
[0:42] In fact, it's just a poll anyway, isn't it?
[0:46] No, it's a pretty good, I think it's a good sample.
[0:50] These things go, it's the best sample that there is of
[0:55] 6.2 was in May, and 5.6 in June.
[1:00] Oh, boy.
[1:01] Then, of course, it'll go up from there.
[1:03] It probably will.
[1:05] There was a greater seasonal drop in the labor force, and the employment did not go up seasonally adjusted.
[1:16] It went down, or it went up tremendously unadjusted.
[1:19] What is the situation?
[1:31] Well, that's good news.
[1:44] That'll come out Friday?
[1:46] That's great.
[1:48] Well, the thing to do now is to have that sort of underplayed.
[1:53] Don't you think?
[1:54] Just let the figure speak for itself, or do you think you ought to brag about it?
[1:57] No, I think that it'll be widely played.
[2:04] Right.
[2:08] Well, that's great.
[2:09] Okay, George.
[2:10] Okay.
[2:11] Okay, thank you.