Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 273-005
Date: Thursday, August 12, 1971 at 2:31 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-005

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[9:26] Yeah.
[9:28] Yeah.
[9:30] I think Erlichman did a very good job.
[9:31] I didn't read the wire, but I gave him the bottom line.
[9:40] They're out of town.
[9:44] They want to promise you everything.
[9:47] And then on your side, .
[10:19] And the questions will be ready so that when they come up, the questions are as intelligent as possible to be asked.
[10:30] That's the important thing.
[10:31] Today, I think he's coming in.
[10:33] Tomorrow, we'll be trying to get him to come in.
[10:42] I think that man's failed not to have the best patience.
[10:49] Right.
[10:53] Okay.
[10:58] Good.
[11:00] Good, that's good.
[11:13] Right.
[11:22] He seems to be pretty healthy.
[11:48] Well, that, after all, too, that can reflect his, uh, because we had his analysis, how he waits, how many moves, good, uh, just fair, and so forth, you know what I mean?
[12:06] The dandy, I mean, he is doing better.
[12:07] I mean, Pastor, I was glad you brought him in that night.
[12:11] He was all, uh, all right, a guy like he, but I can tell he's a man of principle, that's all.
[12:16] I said that to you.
[12:17] He's so mean.
[12:18] I wondered about it, but I... From what you said, he just stands up there and bats a bat.
[12:28] Good.
[12:29] Good.
[12:29] Good.
[12:45] Well, I think he ought to answer and says, let's not go back to the Democratic, quote, prosperity.
[12:58] Prosperity built on war or Johnson years or 6% unemployment in the Kennedy years.
[13:10] Yeah.
[13:12] Why don't you get it?
[13:13] Why don't you get it?
[13:14] Just making that simple point, crack them hell, that their prosperity is war prosperity.
[13:20] The only prosperity the Democrats have ever made will be war prosperity.
[13:24] This administration, thank God, has a digital peace prosperity, and we're going to reach that.
[13:29] We're going to reach it.
[13:38] Yeah.
[13:39] That's right.
[13:39] He should be, and it's another just average, the three Kennedy years, 61, 62, 63.
[13:42] Yes, sir?
[13:43] All right.
[13:46] That's right.
[13:47] Okay.
[13:50] Fine.
[13:51] I need you to come up where we talk a few minutes before George gets there.
[14:01] I hope I don't have to do that all the time.