Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-054
Date: Monday, August 2, 1971 at 1:17 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Boggs, J. Caleb
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-054

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, this is Mr. Boggs.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:06] Hello, Caleb?
[0:07] Yes, sir, Mr. President.
[0:08] Say, I'm sorry to get you out of your meeting.
[0:10] No, that's all right.
[0:11] It's a privilege to talk to you.
[0:15] And I don't want to try to arm you with an old friend, but as you know, I've just been talking to Ron Reagan, and he's a
[0:26] Of course, he's very close to the problem, but he says that after the SST loses, if they lose this Lockheed thing, he says it's going to have a psychological impact in Southern California.
[0:36] We've got about 9.5% unemployment.
[0:38] That's unbelievable.
[0:40] And I just wanted to let you know, and if you can see your way clear to turn your back a little, I would appreciate it.
[0:49] You're great.
[0:49] I'm trying, Mr. President, on this.
[0:52] I have a particular peculiar situation in Delaware.
[0:56] I have
[0:57] my colleague over in the House side voted against it.
[1:00] Oh.
[1:00] And I don't want to be quoted.
[1:02] I think my colleague, a member of the committee here, is going to be against it.
[1:06] And my news journal papers and everything I... Everything you have.
[1:11] My area there is against it.
[1:14] And the news journal papers, instead of just editorializing one time against it, I've done it four times.
[1:20] Four.
[1:21] That's right.
[1:21] And...
[1:22] I was just talking to my colleague a little while ago.
[1:25] I told him I went so far as to tell him, I said, hopeful that he could vote for it, which would make it easier for me.
[1:32] I said, Bill, if you vote for it, now I can vote for it.
[1:35] You're a member of the committee.
[1:37] Well, he's afraid he can't.
[1:39] Yeah, well, maybe we'll see what we can do there.
[1:42] I'm going to keep open on the thing.
[1:44] Clear up until I cast my vote for the president.
[1:46] I understand.
[1:46] It's all we can ask.
[1:47] We'll have to get at him.
[1:48] You're great to call.
[1:50] Thanks.
[1:51] Bye.