Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-138
Date: Sunday, August 15, 1971 at 10:40 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-138
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417189563 (NAID 417189563)

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:03] Hi, Al.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:04] Sir, I thought that was superb, just first class.
[0:07] Well, we had to lay it on the line, you know.
[0:10] Well, I've got the first reports in from various people that have a special interest in Mansfield.
[0:18] Yeah.
[0:18] Harsh but very necessary measures.
[0:21] You welcomed them.
[0:22] Good, good, good, good.
[0:24] Javits, of course, very high.
[0:26] Good, good.
[0:28] Even Galbraith...
[0:29] said that the wage price freeze was sound policy.
[0:35] Good.
[0:35] He asked for more permanency.
[0:38] I know, but we're not going to do that.
[0:41] The only guy who didn't like it was Milton Friedman in Chicago.
[0:44] Well, he wouldn't.
[0:45] No, he wouldn't.
[0:46] Milliken, the governor of Michigan, very high.
[0:52] It could be as significant as the China announcement was earlier.
[0:56] Industry, for the most part, no reaction.
[0:57] Chrysler said it was very pleased, of course.
[0:59] Mm-hmm.
[0:59] So we're getting, I got a call from the coast from Freeman Godson.
[1:12] He said that everyone out there is delighted to... Godson for that?
[1:19] Good, good.
[1:19] The speech, I think, sir, as I read it, before you gave it, I thought it was going to be a tough job to give.
[1:24] I think you gave it exactly the right way, crisp and confident.
[1:26] And the end of it, which could have been pedantic, had it not been delivered properly this morning,
[1:29] Well, Henry's over there, huh?
[1:37] Yes, sir, he is.
[1:38] We've heard nothing.
[1:39] Oh, you won't, sure.
[1:41] No sign.
[1:41] He meets tomorrow, doesn't he?
[1:45] Do you meet today?
[1:45] Yes, he meets tomorrow.
[1:48] Good.
[1:48] Well, this will camouflage what he's doing.
[1:51] Yes, very well.
[1:53] Okay, Al.
[1:57] Good of you to call.
[1:57] Yes, sir.