President Nixon consulted with William E. Timmons regarding the status of pending Senate legislation and the prospects for an end-of-year tax bill. The discussion focused on legislative maneuvering concerning investment tax credits, the Economic Stabilization Act, and the challenges of scheduling a special session before year-end. They also reviewed political optics, noting the positive reception of the President's economic and China-related initiatives in the media.
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 5:47 pm to 5:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-170 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-170
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 5:47 pm - 5:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
William E. Timmons
The President talked with Timmons.
[See also Conversation No. 306-14D]
Senate bill
-Reintroduction
-Clark MacGregor
-Investment tax credit
-Automobile tax
-Personal exemption
Conference
-Wallace F. Bennett
-Health
-Carl T. Curtis
MacGregor's position
Gale W. McGee-Hiram L. Fong Bill
-Federal government pay raise
-Economic Stabilization Act
Senate adjournment
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Special session
-Tax Bill
Conference
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Comments on the President's statement on check-off provision of Tax BillThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.