Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-036
Date: Friday, July 30, 1971 at 9:13 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-036

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[0:00] We have Luna, the head of the United Transportation Union, Steve Ailes, the head of the American Railroad Association, and Jack Hiltz, the negotiator for the railroads here.
[0:19] And we're in the midst of describing the impact of the strike to them.
[0:26] I think it would make quite an impact if you were
[0:39] collective bargaining issues settled by collective bargaining and worked out by the private parties and urge them to do that.
[0:51] Just now not to indicate that we have to do something if they don't do it because they're...
[0:55] I wouldn't say that.
[0:56] Obviously we do.
[0:57] But I think that just expressing your concern and the fact that we're all watching the impact of this and it is getting to the point where we...
[1:09] It's very damaging, and of course, you can just say other people here have reviewed that.
[1:15] Paul McCracken is here, Jim Hudson, Bill Essary, Abe Lincoln.
[1:45] Well, we met in the cabinet room, and the labor and management people are seated on either side of your chair, which is empty, of course.
[1:53] Yeah, yeah.
[1:54] And I think it would be good to have Ollie come in and take a picture, which could be released, and then just say your piece and leave.
[2:10] Well, no, I think it would be good to sit down and let Ollie take a picture while you're talking to them.