Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 014-155
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1971 at 2:48 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-155

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[0:02] Mr. Perry, Mr. John Ehrlichman?
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:05] Hello, John.
[0:06] The way that you can best explain it to the budget boys is this, which I think they'll see it clearly.
[0:12] The question is really giving in to Percy on H.R.
[0:20] 1, something that there's a chance that we can, that may not pass, and that we could, if necessary, veto.
[0:30] or being stuck with a tax bill, something which I have to sign.
[0:37] That's the difference as I see it.
[0:39] And I think the choice is pretty clear under those circumstances.
[0:41] Don't you agree?
[0:42] Right.
[0:42] I just talked to George about that.
[0:44] He sees that.
[0:45] I just got to sign the tax bill.
[0:47] We can all talk that we're going to be brave and veto our own tax bill, but by God, not now.
[0:51] Well, as soon as he heard that, he saw it.
[0:56] Okay.
[0:56] All right.