Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 022-020
Date: Friday, March 24, 1972 at 2:22 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gurney, Edward J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-020

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[0:00] hello senator gurney hello yes mr president i just want you to know you know i uh have to stay out of these uh various things that you fellows engage in down there but that i think you're just doing a great job well i appreciate that and i've and uh you sort of wonder you know what the media doesn't give the coverage that you would think but
[0:23] A hardly day goes by, but my news summary doesn't say Senator Gurney gave him hell.
[0:28] So keep it up.
[0:29] Don't worry.
[0:30] And thanks for what you did in Florida the other day.
[0:32] Well, you had a great victory, Don.
[0:34] Good.
[0:35] And incidentally, let me tell you that I'm going to continue to take a damn hard line with this meanie fella.
[0:41] I don't think we can let him get away with this.
[0:43] Well, I don't think so either.
[0:44] He's arrogant.
[0:45] He sets himself above the president.
[0:47] Well, he's taken the eye, the view that, you know, that the public be damned.
[0:51] Now, we no more, we couldn't let business get away with that in the latter part of the 19th century, and we're not going to let labor leaders get away with it in the latter part of the 20th century.
[1:00] Well, I'm for you 100%.
[1:01] Okay.
[1:01] I think the people are getting that message.
[1:03] Right.
[1:04] Well, good luck and thank you.
[1:05] Thank you.
[1:06] Bye.
[1:06] Bye-bye.