Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 016-012
Date: Monday, December 6, 1971 at 9:07 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-012

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[0:01] Yeah.
[0:01] Secretary Rogers.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:03] Good morning, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hi, Bill.
[0:04] I'll be calling you a little later on that other matter, because when we see what time we can clear.
[0:09] Okay.
[0:09] But I just finished that breakfast, you know, with the legislative leaders.
[0:13] I talked to Mike and Hugh Scott afterwards.
[0:17] Their major interest, of course, apart from just winding up this session, which they have hopes they might even get through this week, I think probably the middle of next week.
[0:26] But in any event, their major interest is naturally into Paxton.
[0:30] i told mike and hugh that uh i talked to you after we met this afternoon and that
[0:37] you might be able to give them a little rundown because they think that we're doing what is right.
[0:44] First, they start with this proposition.
[0:47] As Mike says, he says, stay out of it.
[0:50] He says, take a neutral position.
[0:51] Second, they feel that the U.N. position, which is overwhelmingly supportive of our resolution and against the Indian position, is something that is...
[1:06] a new element in the matter and shifts the debate considerably from where it was previously, where it was primarily pro-Indian.
[1:16] The other point is that several of them raise the point of aid.
[1:20] They say that if a country continues military action after an overwhelming UN resolution, that the idea of aid is
[1:33] going to be very dimly looked upon up in the House and the Senate.
[1:37] But in any event, I'll talk to you later about it.
[1:39] All right.
[1:40] I might give them a call if you think it's wise to offer to see them.
[1:45] Yeah, all right.
[1:47] Should I call Mike and Hugh?
[1:48] Yeah, I would call both Mike and Hugh.
[1:50] Now, they have a vote today on Powell, and they think that's going to be unanimous.
[1:55] Rehnquist, of course, not unanimous, but it'll be favorable.
[1:59] So you might give them a call.
[2:02] The House leaders went up
[2:03] the McCormick funeral.
[2:04] Pat went up, incidentally, too.
[2:06] So you might give him a call and set it up.
[2:08] But I would set it up after 4 o'clock, perhaps.
[2:11] Okay?
[2:12] Fine.
[2:13] We'll call you later.