{"conversationCode":"015-145","tapeNumber":15,"conversationNumber":145,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-015-145","startDateTime":"1971-11-29T16:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-29T16:16:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Nov-1971","startTime":"11:14 AM","endDate":"29-Nov-1971","endTime":"11:16 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.;","description":"On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:16 am. 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Rizzo\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/20/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[015-145-w001]\n[Duration: 6s]\n\n       W. Thacher Longstreth\n             -Possible telephone call or note from the President\n                    -The President’s previous assistance with his campaign fundraising\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n       W. Thacher Longstreth\n               -Longstreth's defeat in Philadelphia mayoral election\n               -The President's previous practice\n\f                -Pennsylvania Italians\n                -Arlen Specter","filename":["015-145.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:08:32","tapeEnd":"04:10:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Mitchell, John N."],"prevCode":"015-144","nextCode":"015-146","transcript":[{"start":0.84,"end":3.56,"text":"Oh, John, one other thing I wanted to ask you."},{"start":3.6,"end":19.45,"text":"Some of the Philadelphia-type Republicans feel that maybe I ought to give a call or either drop my usual note of condolence to Longstreth."},{"start":19.73,"end":26.82,"text":"I have not called him or said anything particularly up to this point because I don't want to screw up the Rizzo thing, but..."},{"start":27.42,"end":28.86,"text":"What's your feeling about that?"},{"start":28.94,"end":29.8,"text":"What do you recommend?"},{"start":29.82,"end":33.97,"text":"I, at the moment, would leave... My personal relations with him have always been good."},{"start":40.53,"end":46.14,"text":"I could drop him a little personal note, which I, you know, I always, I have done that always when people have lost elections."},{"start":46.62,"end":50.45,"text":"I would think in that context, that would be perfectly all right."},{"start":51.07,"end":53.04,"text":"You wouldn't make him a call, would you?"},{"start":53.6,"end":54.06,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":54.12,"end":55.46,"text":"That might get all the publicity."},{"start":55.48,"end":56.9,"text":"Well, I think he might put it out."},{"start":56.98,"end":64.26,"text":"I think a little personal note, just market personal, that I know it's rough to lose him, and he's made a good fight."},{"start":64.28,"end":64.48,"text":"All right."},{"start":65.25,"end":67.94,"text":"Hope he will continue his work, something like that."},{"start":68.42,"end":70.72,"text":"I would think that would be better, more appropriate."},{"start":70.74,"end":73.95,"text":"Do you think something should go, or I could get along without anything?"},{"start":74.79,"end":82.26,"text":"I think a personal note that he would recognize as such would be the appropriate thing, because we'll need that stripe also."},{"start":82.46,"end":83.62,"text":"We need everything we can get."},{"start":83.68,"end":86.27,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":86.29,"end":87.05,"text":"I would believe so."},{"start":89.13,"end":89.97,"text":"Well, that's the main thing."},{"start":89.99,"end":90.75,"text":"We'll keep our..."},{"start":91.76,"end":108.19,"text":"keep our lives into the italian and that's true but with the island inspector up there now working why he can use the long street branch yeah i'll give a natural note then yes sir all right john right sir"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with John Mitchell regarding whether to reach out to W. Thacher Longstreth following his defeat in the Philadelphia mayoral election. Concerned about the political fallout regarding Frank Rizzo and the importance of Pennsylvania’s Italian American voters, Nixon sought to maintain positive party relations without inciting unwanted publicity. Ultimately, Mitchell advised that a private note of encouragement would be appropriate to preserve future Republican support in the region.","topics":["W. Thacher Longstreth","Philadelphia politics","Frank L. 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