Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 035-130
Date: Thursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:42 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lynn, James T.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lynn, James T.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-130

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[0:00] hello mr james land the new secretary hello uh we aren't going to have a cabinet meeting until you guys are confirmed but i just wanted you to know that we haven't forgotten yet and that uh we're pulling for you good and uh i was going to have the counselors in but i find somebody was testifying so i'm going to wait till after the 20th which is good just as well good and uh when do you get confirmed or you know i know they're holding
[0:27] me hostage a little at the moment, but I heard a wiggle of news when I was in Senator Williams' office yesterday.
[0:33] My guess would be next week or the week after next.
[0:36] But they're having their fun with our housing actions.
[0:39] Oh, sure, the housing thing.
[0:40] But Romney showed a lot of guts to take it on, didn't he?
[0:44] He really did.
[0:45] Let me tell you, he was handled so damn skillfully by Paul O'Neill over at OMB to get him in that posture.
[0:50] Well, good luck, and we stand all behind you.
[0:53] Bye.