Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 008-076
Date: Thursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:13 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-076
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/645078823 (NAID 645078823)

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[0:01] Yeah.
[0:02] Mr. Ray Price, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:04] There you are.
[0:06] Hello.
[0:06] Sir.
[0:07] Ray?
[0:07] Well, Tricia made a very interesting comment.
[0:09] She said the economics is a very dull subject, and that was about as interesting as you could make it.
[0:15] Well, congratulations.
[0:16] It was really a beautiful job.
[0:18] Well, of course, it sure is an isolationist Congress, isn't it, though?
[0:26] The biggest hand was that.
[0:28] That's why it was so important having what I had at the last.
[0:31] Mm-hmm.
[0:32] I counted 25 interruptions by a bus.
[0:37] But we couldn't possibly leave it there that all we're going to do is take care of ourselves because there's too much of a tendency to be hard to sell.
[0:46] I thought it was a beautiful job and beautifully delivered.
[0:49] And I haven't yet had it played back, but people who saw it on TV said it just came through superbly.
[0:57] And that your expressions were wonderful and in complete command.
[1:02] It couldn't have been better.
[1:05] Well, I think we've got certainly the ball in their court and putting in those things that telling them to act in this session on revenue sharing, welfare reform, government reorganization, and the new economic policy.
[1:20] These guys have now got the whole damn thing there.
[1:22] It's up to them.
[1:23] Welcome back, fellas.
[1:25] Right.
[1:26] Okay.
[1:26] Well, have a little rest.