Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-099
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1971 at 8:36 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lewis, Hobart D.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-099

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[0:04] Where'd I find you, at home?
[0:09] Well...
[1:33] How have you been?
[1:42] Everything fine?
[1:43] Everything's just fine, yeah.
[1:45] There was some rumor that you were going up to...
[1:49] I couldn't... No, I'm going to be in...
[1:51] I have to go out and trip across the country tomorrow.
[1:53] Are you really?
[1:55] Next week I'm going to...
[1:57] I'll be in New York Tuesday for the Knights of Columbus.
[1:58] It's the first time a president has spoke to them.
[2:00] That's right.
[2:00] And then on to Illinois for the Illinois State Fair and on to, let's see, Jackson Hole and then...
[2:03] in to Dallas for the VFW and then on to California.
[2:30] The main thing is that the only thing people are concerned about is the economy, but don't worry about it.
[2:37] It's going to come back.
[2:39] It is back.
[2:41] It's just a question of this.
[2:43] People get a little frightened about this or that.
[2:46] Well, the indicators are going to be better.
[2:51] Well, they aren't seeing the big play.
[2:54] The sensible conservatives see it.
[3:04] No, well, we're trying.
[3:05] He's been out of the country.
[3:07] Henry's going to have a talk with him, I think, Thursday of this week or tomorrow, Friday.
[3:12] He's going to try.
[3:13] Right.
[3:13] He'll do something good.
[3:18] He's a decent fellow.
[3:19] A fine man, yeah.
[3:19] Right.
[3:21] Incidentally, Mr. President, Jeff Parks, you may not know him.
[3:23] Oh, yeah, I know this book.
[3:30] Right.
[3:39] Good.
[3:52] Good.
[3:52] Good.
[3:52] Good.
[3:53] Well, after we have a chance to have a talk, perhaps after Labor Day and get to see what's going on.
[3:55] But you can be sure that there's a lot more going on than meets the eye at the moment.
[3:57] Yeah.
[3:57] Okay, Hope.
[3:57] I give my best to the Admiral.