Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 033-073
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 1972 at 3:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Heath, Edward R. G.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-073

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, Prime Minister Heath.
[0:05] Yes.
[0:08] Hello.
[0:08] Hello.
[0:08] Mr. President.
[0:09] Hello, Mr. Prime Minister.
[0:10] Nice to hear from you.
[0:13] Congratulations.
[0:13] Thank you very much.
[0:14] I, uh... End of trial.
[0:16] You know, under our system, if I were in Britain, I'd be out of office because we didn't get the House and Senate, but we didn't expect to.
[0:25] But we have a very solid majority now, and I think we can do some things more effectively than we have previously.
[0:33] Well, I think it's a great personal achievement.
[0:35] Let me say, too, that I've noted with interest your moving on the wage and price control front, and I just wish you the very best on it.
[0:43] It's a tough fight to battle.
[0:45] How is it being accepted so far?
[0:50] The unions are being rather silly, but otherwise, there's 30 percent of the country behind it tonight.
[0:57] Seventy?
[0:58] That's great, great, great.
[1:01] Well, that's what we found here.
[1:03] We found, as a matter of fact, that the unions...
[1:06] opposed it.
[1:07] But when the polls came in, I mean, the Gallup and the rest, they ran 65 to 70 percent, and then they have to take it.
[1:16] That's all there is to it.
[1:19] Well, I certainly wish you well on it.
[1:23] I'm going to have to take some time now to get things in order here in the new administration, and then I hope that one time we can get together and have a talk.
[1:34] But I look forward to talking to you again.
[1:36] and we'll be in contact, and I do very much appreciate your call.
[1:44] I'm sorry I wasn't here when you rang back, but I was with the Queen.
[1:47] Yes, well, I'll tell you, that's about the best excuse I can find for anybody.
[1:52] She was very impressed by the victory and sends her warm regards.
[1:55] And I was also, the other day I was thinking in personal terms, when I was campaigning out across Utah or someplace,
[2:03] I was amazed to read that she'd been married 25 years.
[2:06] I just can't...
[2:07] It's hard how the time passes.
[2:10] It is extraordinary.
[2:11] Right.
[2:11] It certainly is.
[2:13] It certainly is.
[2:14] Well, it's good to talk to you, and we'll look forward to seeing you before too long.
[2:19] Thank you very much, Steve.
[2:22] One last thing on privacy.
[2:23] The...
[2:26] The Vietnam thing is going well.
[2:28] I'll just say no more, but we'll keep Cromer, of course, informed as things roll.
[2:35] I'm sending Haig to Saigon today.
[2:36] For one end, and the other end, there'll be something said within about a week.
[2:44] But it's coming along very well.
[2:45] Thank you.
[2:47] Thank you so much.
[2:48] Bye.