Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 010-063
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:09 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Dent, Harry S.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-063

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] I have Mr. Dent, Mr. President.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:04] Yes, sir.
[7:02] Mr. President, one thing, too, on this textile question.
[7:06] I talked to this fellow, Jurek, who was back yesterday from over there in Japan.
[7:10] He's got Taiwan in his pocket, and he thinks he's got Japan 90% lined up.
[7:16] But there's one essential thing he says.
[7:19] there's been too much undercutting of him by state saying that, you know, we're not going to really do this thing on October 15th if they don't do it.
[7:25] And he says it's absolutely essential that that position be maintained to enable him to avoid you a problem on the 15th.
[7:32] Yeah, yeah.
[7:34] All right.
[7:34] Yes, sir.
[7:35] We'll try to keep him from undercutting us.
[7:37] Right, sir.
[7:37] Right.
[7:38] Right.
[9:07] John Rollins is willing to raise some money to put into such a thing.
[9:11] That's what he wants to talk to you about privately.
[9:14] Well, let me tell you this.
[9:15] He should not talk to me about it.
[9:17] He mentioned it a little, but I mustn't know one thing about it.
[9:20] Now, the fellow that he should talk to about that is Mitchell.
[9:22] Mitchell knows.
[9:23] I'll head him in that direction.
[9:25] Mitchell is all on salvo on it.
[9:27] Right.
[9:28] Or wait a minute.
[9:30] I'm Dr. Holliman.
[9:31] That's a little bit better.
[9:33] He'll think he's a little closer to me.
[9:34] Right.
[9:35] Because it can be done.
[9:37] Right.
[9:37] It can be done.
[9:39] He'll put money in there.