Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 015-141
Date: Monday, November 29, 1971 at 10:45 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, Clark
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-141

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:02] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:03] It occurred to me that what you ought to do is to sort of get off a statement that you could let me sort of take a look at as to what you, that you go out and say, I have a statement with regard to this, the tax bill, which I've been, which the President has authorized me to make, and so forth.
[0:20] Fine.
[0:20] And then you do it in a third person.
[0:22] And then, and get off the best thing, you could bring that in to me.
[0:25] Then it seems to me that in order to build a little sentiment for our statement,
[0:29] that you ought to have that bicycled around to, I mean, in courtesy, give it to, I'd give it sort of to the last minute to Mills and Long, you know what I mean?
[0:40] Right.
[0:40] So that they have it before.
[0:42] All right, sir.
[0:42] So that it doesn't hit them that way.
[0:43] But then I'd give it to the Republicans and say, now, it's a half hour...
[0:48] half-hour, give them a half-hour notice so that some of them can really get up and back it up.
[0:55] See what I mean?
[0:55] Good.
[0:56] Absolutely.
[0:56] Right, Mr. President.
[0:57] Democratic people, to say the same.
[0:59] All right.
[0:59] I think we will.
[1:01] Thank you.