President Nixon called James T. Lynn to offer encouragement regarding Lynn’s pending cabinet confirmation and to explain the scheduling delay for upcoming cabinet meetings. The two discussed the progress of the confirmation process in the Senate, specifically addressing political hurdles raised by Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. They also briefly commended outgoing Secretary George W. Romney for his recent public stance on housing, acknowledging the behind-the-scenes role played by Paul O'Neill at the Office of Management and Budget in shaping that position.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and James T. Lynn talked on the telephone from 9:42 pm to 9:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-130
Date: January 11, 1973
Time: 9:42 pm - 9:43 pm
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Conversation No. 35-130 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with James T. Lynn.
[See Conversation No. 838-12]
The President schedule
-Cabinet meetings
-Confirmations
Lynn's confirmation hearings
-Timing
-Harrison A. Williams, Jr.
-Housing issue
-George W. Romney’s housing speech [at National Association of Home
Builders meeting in Houston, January 8, 1973]
-Paul H. O'Neill
-Office of Management and Budget [OMB]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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.