Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 013-099 Date: Wednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:22 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W. Recording device: White House Telephone Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-099 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] Yeah. [0:01] I have Mr. Coulson for you. [0:02] There you are. [0:03] Yes, sir, Mr. President. [0:04] Are you free from the moment now, or what are you doing? [0:08] Well, I stepped out of my office because I have the maritime unions all in there. [0:11] Oh, great. [0:12] Stay right there. [0:12] No hurry, no hurry. [0:13] That's all right. [0:14] I've got left Andy Gibson with him. [0:16] He's doing great. [0:17] You stay right with him, and I don't have anything urgent. [0:20] It's just something I can go over at a later time. [0:21] That's all right, sir, because Gibson's talking some things right now that I was glad to get out of the room, actually. [0:27] Fine, fine. [0:28] Well, you can just tell him that the President had some things to go over that involves this very thing. [0:32] Okay. [0:32] We're making. [0:33] His interest is very great and so forth. [0:35] I'll do it. [0:36] And we're making good progress with him, I think. [0:38] Go in there and go right back in and say the President just wanted to express his, you know, extend his regards. [0:43] Good. [0:44] We have our, we just hope, appreciate their cooperation, all that both. [0:48] Okay? [0:48] Yes, sir, I'll do it. [0:49] Thank you, Mr. President.