Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 273 › Conversation 273-019

Nixon & Flanigan on International Economy and Textiles

Thursday, August 12, 1971 · 5:27 PM–5:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Flanigan, Peter M.Conversation273-019 on Tape 273 (tape position 01:59:31–02:01:40)StartThursday, August 12, 1971 at 5:27 PMEndThursday, August 12, 1971 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan discussed the administration's economic initiatives, with a primary focus on textile industry policy and the implementation of the President's broader economic program. The conversation centered on the strategic management of diplomatic and congressional actions, specifically addressing concerns regarding potential information leaks involving Peter G. Peterson. The two concluded the brief meeting by emphasizing the need for disciplined coordination regarding the administration's public messaging and legislative objectives.

International Economy
Textiles
Economic Policy
Information Leaks
Peter G. Peterson
Legislative Strategy

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NARA Description

On August 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-019 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 273-19

Date: August 12, 1971
Time: 5:27 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Peter M. Flanigan talked with the President.

     International economy
           -Textiles
                -National security provision
                -Possible legislation

                -President's program
                      -Possible leaks
                            -Peter G. Peterson
                            -Rebates
                -Industry
                -Congressional and diplomatic action
                -President’s program
                      -Preventing leaks

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Yeah.

Hello.

Yep, yep.

Well, I made the decision we cannot do the national security line, no less, because of the difficulty.

With it, it's all sort of a mishmash, a collection of things.

And for all, I'm for the negotiation, I'm for preparing a legislative package and all that other things.

But there must be, and this is the one thing that's got to come out of our own speech, and I'm just firing it on, and I will do now, absolute security with regard to it, particularly with regard to any problem of audacity order in the board of courts.

I mean, really, you know, that cannot be counted.

We're really thinking about that.

You know what happens when that happens.

Let me, let me suggest this, uh, I'm putting this on, and I think that students don't totally, uh, don't, they don't even know.

I think we really gotta develop enough together on what the, what the public interest needs to see.

Yeah.

That's right.

And we have another plan.

We have another plan.

We're going to have a combination of congressional action.

A combination of congressional and diplomatic action.

We'll let them know.

We'll just buy some time.

Don't talk to them at all.

Don't talk to anybody else about it.

That is murder.

You've already talked to Nils about it, and that's bad, you see.

Okay.

Oh, I know, I know, but we shouldn't talk about it.

You understand?

Yes, thank you.

Have a good time.

Are you ready to begin, sir?

Yes, of course.

and for all, I'm for the negotiation, I'm for preparing a legislative package, and all that other, other, other things.

But there must be, and this is the one thing that's got to be counted on the speech, and on the firing, and on the, on the count, absolute security with regard to it, particularly with regard to any problem of out-of-action order in court courts.

I mean, you know, that cannot be counted.

If they were even thinking about that, you know what happens when that happens.

Let me suggest this, I'm putting this on, and I think that's just don't tell the industry.

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273-017 5:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 5:20 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-019, August 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).