Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 031-095
Date: Monday, October 16, 1972 at 8:24 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Collins, John F.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-095

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[0:02] No.
[0:03] Former Mayor John Collins of Boston.
[0:06] Yes.
[0:09] Hello?
[0:09] Hello.
[0:19] You're going to be looking for a place to sign and publicize that revenue sharing bill.
[0:24] Right.
[0:24] You ought to find a community with about 100,000 people, and I've got the place.
[0:30] Lowell, Massachusetts, right outside of Anson Field, pop over and you are speaking to every 100,000 citizen city in America.
[0:42] You have done more for Lowell, Massachusetts than any president has ever done for any city.
[0:48] You've got the city manager on your side, the newspaper on your side, I'm on your side, and I really believe that for 45 minutes a minute,
[0:58] You know, to go to Detroit, to Chicago, to New York, to Los Angeles, to Boston would be silly.
[1:04] But to do it, you're speaking to cities all across America, and I really think it is the way that we should be photographing those who say that your urban policy has not been the best in the world, and it has been.
[1:18] Honestly, I think it's something you ought to think about doing, and your liberal Republican friends are giving you the wrong information when they tell you that there is a latent
[1:27] anti-mixing feeling that will be exacerbated by your presence.
[1:31] That is untrue.
[1:33] You think so, huh?
[1:34] That is untrue.
[1:46] That's right.
[1:47] Well, how are you feeling?
[1:50] I couldn't be there.
[1:51] I remember seeing you briefly down there.
[1:53] Yeah, I was using those sticks down in the end, and I've been doing that for 15 years, but it inhibited too much.
[2:00] Right.
[2:11] I'll do it.
[2:11] It's kind of you to call.
[2:13] Good, and I just wish you the very best.
[2:15] And the same to you.
[2:16] Incidentally, when we have that signing, could you comment any of it wherever we have it?
[2:19] I'll have it wherever you have it.
[2:21] Fine.
[2:21] And I'll look into this whole thing, and we'll take a look in the morning.
[2:26] Just the idea of speaking to 100,000 population cities all across America, and this is a natural fight.
[2:33] If we can't get that one, I think we ought to get those 100,000 cities.
[2:37] I'm just thinking out loud here at the moment.
[2:38] Just one anywhere.
[2:40] Right, I know what you mean.
[2:41] And I've got this city locked up tight, newspaper and the whole business.
[2:46] Wherever it is, I'll go.
[2:47] Great.
[2:47] All right, good to talk to you.
[2:49] Thank you very much.