Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-054
Date: Monday, April 30, 1973 at 10:51 PM
Participants: Shultz, George P.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-054

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[0:03] Hello.
[0:04] Secretary Schultz, sir.
[0:05] Yeah.
[0:06] There you are.
[0:08] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:10] Lord George Schultz speaking.
[0:13] Mr. President, I know how terribly hard this must be to have John and Bob leave your side and all of us involved with you.
[0:27] We'll miss them a great deal.
[0:29] And I...
[0:32] I...
[0:33] I know, I know.
[0:37] You're such a decent, kind man that you would feel that way, and most others don't give a damn, but you do, and that's to your great credit.
[0:44] Well, they're great people, and they've done a wonderful job.
[0:51] And I know it very well, and I— I know you already do.
[0:55] Fine.
[0:55] But I thought your speech tonight was
[0:59] We all listened to it, including my children, and they all felt the same way.
[1:08] It had to be said.
[1:10] I think we—the thing is to go on and govern.
[1:14] That's right.
[1:15] Go on and do the job that has to be done for this country.
[1:20] That's right, sir, and I will be standing with you in trying to do that.
[1:24] You always have, George.
[1:28] As I understand, we're having our meeting with the labor management group Wednesday, right?
[1:33] Yes, sir.
[1:34] They're going to be in here Wednesday.
[1:35] Good.
[1:36] I'll be there.
[1:37] Yeah, that would be great.
[1:38] Drop in hell.
[1:39] I'll be there.
[1:40] Well, okay.
[1:41] You know that.
[1:42] Wonderful.
[1:43] We're going to have a cabinet meeting Wednesday, you know.
[1:45] Well, you may not know, but I ordered it today.
[1:48] We must have a cabinet meeting.
[1:50] A very brief, undue staff meeting.
[1:53] But by God, I'm going to stay in that labor management thing.
[1:56] We're going to fight it out.
[1:57] Good.
[1:58] Okay.
[1:59] All right, sir.
[2:00] All right, George.
[2:01] And it's so sweet of you to call.
[2:02] Will.
[2:03] Give my best to your lovely wife.
[2:04] I sure will.