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Conversation 006-131

TapeTape 6StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 4:37 PMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 4:38 PMTape start time02:43:36Tape end time02:44:47ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss strategies for effectively communicating positive economic data following the upcoming release of unemployment figures. They highlight the importance of providing Republican legislators, such as Robert Dole and Hugh Scott, with simplified talking points to emphasize the record-breaking drop in unemployment and growth in job numbers. Colson confirms that a one-page summary has already been distributed to GOP leadership to ensure a unified and impactful public narrative.

UnemploymentEconomic policyPublic relationsGOP messagingJames D. HodgsonRobert J. DoleHugh Scott
AudioNARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:37 pm to 4:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-131 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-131

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 4:37 pm - 4:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

     Unemployment figures release
         -Republican Congressmen
         -One-page press release
         -Possible statement by James D. Hodgson
         -Robert J. Dole, Hugh Scott
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
One way it occurs to me, of course, to get a better bounce out of this, and I assume you've already taken care of it or are taking care of it, and that is to be sure that our congressmen and senators, and to the extent we have them other spokesmen, that rather than their relying on
on this release and sort of the mixed bag they get out of the press to just give them a simple one-page statement, maybe about Hodgson or something like that.
We sent one up yesterday, which you saw, perhaps in the new summary, that Dole and Scott used.
Yeah, I see.
And it's damn good.
Yeah, good.
It points out that the breadwinners are down to 3.1% unemployment.
The full-time workers are down to 5%.
It's excellent.
Well, I think the two that are starting with the main thing, employment dropped to the biggest drop in 20 years.
Right.
Okay.
And we're on the verge of 80 million jobs in this country, which is unprecedented.
Okay.
We'll see what they all have to answer.
Bye.
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