Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 016-074
Date: Thursday, December 9, 1971 at 2:46 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Byrnes, John W.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-074

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Well, that was a fine win on the tax thing, Johnny.
[0:07] Oh, it was real great.
[0:08] And to hold our enemies to less than 100 was really an enormous achievement.
[0:14] Well, pretty good, pretty good.
[0:15] But listen, you know, my goodness gracious, you don't have to waste your time on calls to me.
[0:21] That's all right.
[0:22] That's all right.
[0:22] I mean, I don't call you very often, but it's the end of the session.
[0:25] I know that.
[0:28] But I was just looking at it.
[0:29] I was so pleased, and I just hope the Senate does likewise.
[0:34] Yeah, that would be a nice thing.
[0:36] You think it looks pretty good there?
[0:38] I just haven't any idea, but I would assume that when you have a situation where all of the Senate conferees sign the conference report, that hell, they're certainly not going to turn them down.
[0:53] Now that the house is active, it also means that, hell, they'd have to start all over again.
[0:57] That's right.
[0:58] And they want to go home, too.
[1:00] Well, sure.
[1:00] That's right.
[1:01] No, we've got them in the spot because now you've got to start from the beginning.
[1:06] That's right.
[1:07] That's right.
[1:07] Okay.
[1:08] So I wouldn't worry too much, but it's nice to have it out of the way so there's no worry.
[1:12] I'll go out and buy my new car right away then.
[1:15] Yeah.
[1:15] Okay.
[1:15] Yeah, I imagine you've been waiting.
[1:16] Yeah, that's right.
[1:18] Okay.
[1:18] Okay.
[1:19] All right.