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Conversation 272-004

TapeTape 272StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 1:48 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 1:58 PMTape start time00:10:33Tape end time00:20:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Shultz, George P.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 272-004
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: 1:48 pm - 1:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with George P. Shultz.
President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
An unknown person entered at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:58 pm.
Unknown activity
The unknown person left at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:58 pm.
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White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
International monetary situation
-Status
-John B. Connally
-Texas
-Pressure for action
-Perception of crisis
-Paul A. Volcker
Pending legislation
-Possible vetoes
-Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]
-Sustaining vote in Congress
-Chance
-Unknown person
-Political support
-Forthcoming meeting
National economy
-Retail sales
-President's schedule
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
We've got our meeting tomorrow, all right?
OK. Fine, fine.
OK. That's good.
Incidentally, is there anything I know of some
I see.
Is there anything particularly new in the international front that we can do?
I know Collin did rule that it would go out in Texas.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't know if there will be a crisis, particularly,
Yeah.
I, uh...
I don't want to do exactly what you're going to do.
I don't want to do some of the sort of training for you, or the training for you, or the training for you, or the training for you.
I think they would have to be joined.
You know what I mean?
They'd have it in a crisis.
It's never bad.
They say, I mean, it is a continuing downward trend.
But it's not the crisis that I'm talking about.
I don't think that the voter shock would be a compulsion to .
What's your next story?
Yeah, on the internet.
There's nothing to do.
We know it's dangerous, but .
Yeah, and there are .
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I think that that's the problem.
Just beyond what we were recommending.
What is it with education?
Yeah.
What about the chance of, uh, what about the chance of sustaining that?
But, uh, when do we have to, uh, consider that?
Yeah.
Well, I'd like to know the chances.
I'd like to know what the chances are of getting a vote.
Either way, if there's a chance of getting a vote.
Yeah.
Oh, there's no waiting in here.
We have to go.
You're watching me.
We're gonna have that fun.
All right, come on.
Come on, come on.
Okay.
Wait, I forgot.
I see.
He, uh... Young.
He is.
Why wouldn't he?
He looks like a boy to me.
I will speak on this very shortly.
We'll look at the arguments tomorrow.
We'll get the retail sales figures in.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, we'll have to look at it tomorrow.
We should have put it in.
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