Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 031-119
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 1972 at 2:37 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); O'Neill, Thomas P. ("Tip"), Jr.; Ford, Gerald R.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-119

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Congressman O'Neill, sir.
[0:04] You are.
[0:05] Hello.
[0:05] Mr. President.
[0:06] Yes, Dip, are you?
[0:08] Fine.
[0:08] How are you?
[0:08] Fine.
[0:09] Well, Jerry is here with me and he's calling on the annual report that we have a committee appointed.
[0:18] to inform the Senate and to inform the President that Congress is ready to adjourn.
[0:23] Have you any further communications to make to the Congress?
[0:27] No, I have no further communications except to wish you all the very best in the recess period.
[0:35] And also I was going to suggest, if it would fit into your schedule, I'm expecting a call from the Senate at 3.30 that...
[0:45] Perhaps you might, if you had time, you could come down and have a cup of coffee about 4 o'clock down here, if that would meet with your schedules.
[0:55] Well, if it meets with my schedule, I'll be delighted.
[0:57] I'll have you talk to Jerry.
[0:59] Well, Mr. President, it...
[1:02] If we're through, and I hope we are through by that time, I'd love to do it.
[1:07] What I will do is to have Bill call you, your offices, as soon as we find out what the Senate is up to, you know, whether they'll be ready.
[1:15] And would the two of you inform the Speaker and ask him if he could come, too?
[1:21] Obviously, we'd want him there, too.
[1:24] But we would like to talk a little before you go out for...
[1:30] Shall we call it a vacation?
[1:32] Let's hope.
[1:33] Not for the next three weeks, Mr. President.
[1:36] That's right.
[1:37] Well, you're very nice to invite us down, and I think we'll get through here, don't you?
[1:44] Well, anyway, if it's later than four, it could be five, six, any time.
[1:48] So I'll be here anyway.
[1:51] Good to talk to you, and we'll look forward to seeing you later this afternoon.
[1:55] Thanks very much.