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Conversation 033-023

TapeTape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:28 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:29 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  McClure, James A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon called James A. McClure to offer a final endorsement and encouragement for his Idaho Senate campaign ahead of the 1972 election. Nixon expressed regret over his inability to visit Idaho while emphasizing the necessity of electing Republicans who supported his foreign policy and economic agenda. McClure confirmed the effectiveness of the President's endorsement in local advertisements and noted that Secretary George Romney had recently provided additional campaign support.

1972 electionsJames A. McClurePolitical endorsementsIdaho Senate raceGeorge W. RomneyRepublican party politics
AudioNARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and James A. McClure talked on the telephone from 10:28 am to 10:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-23

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: 10:28 am - 10:29 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with James A. McClure.

[See Conversation No. 389-11N]

       Greetings

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       1972 elections
            -McClure's campaign
                   -The President’s schedule
                         -Idaho
                   -Support for the President
                   -Prospects
                   -Letter of endorsement from the President
                         -Newspaper advertisement
            -McClure
                   -Support for the President's foreign and economic policies
                   -George W. Romney's visit

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Sure, Mr. President.
You are.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello, Jim.
Yes, Mr. President.
I just called to wish you the very best on Tuesday.
I urge you to work right up to the last time and to say that I'm sorry I can't get to Idaho.
But when you go around these next two days, would you express my appreciation for the support Idaho people have given me in the past years?
And also tell them that I told you that we need you in that Senate.
We need our Republicans who are running for the House and the Senate in the House.
And I look forward to working with you in these next four years.
Well, thank you very much.
I think it's going well.
And as a matter of fact, I'm looking at a paper right now with a half-page ad with your very kind letter of endorsement.
Ah, you go today.
You can point out that I've...
One of the reasons that I know from the work that we've had together in the House, how strongly you have supported the administration in working for peace with honor, not surrender, a strong America, not a weak America, also working for an economy that will provide full employment without inflation and without war.
All this means a great deal to Idaho, to all of us.
Well, it certainly does, and I appreciate that, of course.
Secretary Romney was here last night and gave a rousing pitch for the... Great, isn't he?
Yes, he did a very, very good job.
Great.
We'll pull them all together and win, okay?
We're planning to do that.
All right, and we'll see you in January.
All right, thank you, Mr. President.
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