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Conversation 015-141

TapeTape 15StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 10:45 AMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 10:58 AMTape start time04:06:08Tape end time04:07:10ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  MacGregor, ClarkRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Clark MacGregor strategize the rollout of a formal presidential statement regarding pending tax legislation. Nixon instructs MacGregor to draft the statement in the third person for his review and outlines a plan to brief key congressional leaders. The strategy involves providing last-minute courtesy notice to Wilbur Mills and Russell Long while giving Republican and Democratic allies advance warning to ensure they are prepared to publicly support the measure.

Tax legislationCongressional relationsWilbur D. MillsRussell B. LongPolitical strategyPublic relations
AudioNARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-141 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-141

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 10:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Clark MacGregor.

[See also Conversation No. 625-14A]

     Statement for the President
          -Tax Bill
          -Circulation
                -Wilbur D. Mills
                -Russell B. Long
                -Republicans
                -Democrats
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Yes, Mr. President.
It occurred to me that what you ought to do is to sort of get off a statement that you could let me sort of take a look at as to what you, that you go out and say, I have a statement with regard to this, the tax bill, which I've been, which the President has authorized me to make, and so forth.
Fine.
And then you do it in a third person.
And then, and get off the best thing, you could bring that in to me.
Then it seems to me that in order to build a little sentiment for our statement,
that you ought to have that bicycled around to, I mean, in courtesy, give it to, I'd give it sort of to the last minute to Mills and Long, you know what I mean?
Right.
So that they have it before.
All right, sir.
So that it doesn't hit them that way.
But then I'd give it to the Republicans and say, now, it's a half hour...
half-hour, give them a half-hour notice so that some of them can really get up and back it up.
See what I mean?
Good.
Absolutely.
Right, Mr. President.
Democratic people, to say the same.
All right.
I think we will.
Thank you.
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