Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-062
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 1971 at 1:56 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stennis, John C.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-062

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:02] Senator Stennett.
[0:02] Yes.
[0:03] John?
[0:04] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:05] Well, a little bird told me that you had a birthday.
[0:08] Oh, yeah.
[0:09] I just wanted to congratulate you and tell you that, boy, I hope you're around for 100 years.
[0:14] Well, thank you very much.
[0:16] I hope we can go that long down the road together.
[0:18] Believe me, the Senate needs you, the country needs you.
[0:21] Another thing, too, I had a little meeting with the press today, and they did not ask about the conference reports, but I'm going to have...
[0:29] You have already gotten my message that I approved the conference report, that it would not be harmful to the negotiating position.
[0:37] And if you want, I'll have Ziegler say that tomorrow morning to the press, too.
[0:42] Would that be at all helpful or not?
[0:44] Well, I really think it will.
[0:45] All right.
[0:47] Also, if you would like, I'll send a letter down on it.
[0:51] Would that be better?
[0:51] Which would you prefer?
[0:53] Well, I'd send a letter to you saying that I've examined the conference to you.
[0:58] Maybe I guess you would.
[0:59] Well, I think that if you could do that, I think it'd be quite helpful.
[1:04] Should I send it to you and Abel, one to each, or is it really a Senate problem, isn't it, primarily?
[1:10] Well, yes, it's a Senate problem.
[1:12] All right.
[1:12] That's where you're going to have the trouble.
[1:14] Yeah, that's right.
[1:14] All right.
[1:15] All right.
[1:15] And I certainly hope we can do something with it this before the week's out.
[1:19] But if we miss that, we'll get it.
[1:21] We'll get it when we get back.
[1:23] Well, I'll get you a note down about the conference report.
[1:27] Fine.
[1:28] Well, anyway.
[1:29] Fine.
[1:29] And I thank you very much.
[1:30] Fine.
[1:31] And keep having those birthdays.
[1:33] All right.
[1:34] Okay.
[1:34] You too.
[1:35] Bye.