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Conversation 250-007

TapeTape 250StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:06 AMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:12 AMTape start time01:41:38Tape end time01:48:03ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss strategies for managing legislative relationships within the House and Senate. The conversation touches on the necessity of maintaining firm positions with lawmakers and addresses concerns regarding public or political sentiment. Colson notes his intention to handle specific tasks, including a planned trip to Seattle, as part of the administration's broader outreach and political strategy.

Congressional relationsPolitical strategyLegislative affairsAdministration outreach
AudioNARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:06 am to 11:12 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 250-7

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: 11:06 am - 11:12 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson

[See Conversation No. 42-54]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Hello.
How's the battle going on with your senators and congressmen?
No, I haven't done anything.
I haven't done anything at all.
The other way, there's a section you wanted to stay to, I understand.
Yeah.
I think the, go ahead.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I think that the thing right now is the House gets back into the Senate.
I think, too, that I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
I've got to go back to the Senate.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, you've got to get your little heart for the fact that there's a lot of people who want to join from time to time.
But there's a lot of stuff that they're worried about.
You see the March 7th, April 7th, they held the line so firmly.
We can touch those bones even more than the heart.
The heart seems to calm down now.
I haven't been able to tell it.
But technically, I'm going to say, technically, I'm going to do it up in Seattle, and I'm going to do it as quickly as I can.
What about your friend, Harris?
Yeah, I don't know.
And you gave him our results.
That's all right.
That's all right.
Okay, bye.
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