Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 270-009
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 1971 at 4:50 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/270-009

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[34:59] George, what, if you were to answer a question on the safety of the Republican Corps, that's a positive point.
[35:08] Everybody is being made to know what's going on.
[35:30] For those people, to be honest with you, I don't have any.
[35:36] They don't have any strong fears.
[35:41] They are strong.
[35:42] Okay, good.
[35:44] Yes, they retail certainly strong.
[35:47] Right.
[35:49] Good.
[35:50] Housing strong.
[35:51] That's right.
[36:00] Yeah.
[36:00] Yeah.
[36:59] Also, if we get a... say it goes up to six, then that's our problem.
[37:40] Now, uh, you can also read the information.
[37:44] I guess the... the SEP, the rate of inflation is slower than... from 5.5 in 1973, from 9 in the first month of 1970.
[37:58] Well, I don't know.
[37:59] I don't know.
[38:00] I don't know.
[38:02] Yeah.
[38:02] Weird, huh?
[38:13] That's up there.
[38:14] Well, that's not that now.
[39:26] Yeah, yeah.
[39:27] Right, right, right.
[39:28] Okay.
[39:29] Good.
[39:29] And if you get that, figure out what you want to do next.
[39:33] Okay, okay.