Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 022-002
Date: Thursday, March 23, 1972 at 10:20 AM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-002

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[0:00] Do you want that in your spoken one or in the released one?
[0:09] In the spoken one?
[0:15] It's in the written one.
[0:42] Bill?
[0:43] Yes, Bob.
[0:44] The President asked if you could put a one-paragraph thing in the, whip one up for the spoken statement, the TV statement, making the point that, zinging Meany on the point that he objects to the fact that the board wouldn't approve a 20% increase for the longshoremen.
[1:04] Right.
[1:04] And while millions of Americans are limited to 5%, to allow 20% to one specific group is wrong.
[1:12] Mm-hmm.
[1:13] I mean, hit him on the point that he was, you know, that he walked out because one special interest group didn't get an exorbitant pay raise.
[1:22] Okay, that means there's a little more room in the statement?
[1:25] No, he says he'll cut something else out.
[1:27] Goddamn.
[1:27] Okay, I'll write a good paragraph on that.
[1:30] Okay.