Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 024-076
Date: Thursday, May 11, 1972 at 11:49 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scott, Hugh
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-076
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/646314468 (NAID 646314468)

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Senator Scott, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:04] I don't think it is about... Hello, Mr. President.
[0:07] Well, you've done many great jobs.
[0:09] I didn't get to see it, but I've just read my news summary, and I think this is probably the best you've ever done.
[0:15] Your language is so good.
[0:16] I mean, where do you get all these things?
[0:18] Well, I work up some moral indignation that comes to me.
[0:22] Could I ask you to do...
[0:23] I know it was really superb, superb, but could I ask you to do one thing that would be very helpful, and I'll have Chuck keep in touch with your office.
[0:30] You know, there may be sometimes you've got some words that you don't want to use, you know, that are a little rougher.
[0:35] And could you, you know, the phrase making, remember like you did with me on the plane in 1960.
[0:40] Would you mind feeding a little to them?
[0:42] Because, you see, we don't have, we have good writers on here, but they are not colorful writers.
[0:46] Who do you want me to give it to?
[0:47] To Chuck Colson.
[0:48] Chuck Colson.
[0:48] Is that all right?
[0:49] Yes, sir.
[0:50] And we'll protect you on it.
[0:51] But listen, that was great.
[0:52] But if you've got a good one, you use it yourself.
[0:54] But give us your Liebens from the table, okay?
[0:57] Okay.
[0:57] Well, I enjoy this.
[0:59] It's a great job.
[1:00] I think you're everlastingly right.
[1:02] We're doing the right thing, and it's going to work.
[1:04] There's a poll returned up in my county of Erie, by the way, which shows that... Erie County, yeah.
[1:11] Erie County, that no previous public issue has drawn so extensive a response from listeners.
[1:17] Ninety percent of the phone calls were late to it, and out of a total, 122...
[1:23] People calling in favorite drill position, 59 opposing.
[1:27] That's very good.
[1:28] Now, that's in the back country.
[1:29] That's right.
[1:30] That's good.
[1:31] And, you know, you saw that ORC pole, you know.
[1:33] We used that, yeah.
[1:34] That's right on the nose, you know.
[1:35] Those poles are totally accurate.
[1:38] I didn't admit one.
[1:39] Sindlinger also, you know, came out the same thing.
[1:41] I never admit where we get those poles.
[1:43] Right, right.
[1:44] We use them on television.
[1:45] Good.
[1:46] Well, keep hammering them, and good luck.
[1:49] Thank you, sir.
[1:49] I appreciate your call.
[1:51] Bye.