Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 280-013 Date: Thursday, September 23, 1971 at 12:58 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Ziegler, Ronald L. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-013 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:02] Yeah. [0:03] Yeah. [0:05] George, with regard to the question, it's probably sort of hard for you. [0:11] Yeah, it was a good talk, and it was a fantastic meeting. [0:18] The way to do this, Bill, we have to get a good position for this, and a view of what we're talking about. [0:34] The only question is do we have to in this kind of cooperation? [0:52] Is there any problem with saying that there's a plan that comes to see if there's a support that they could make that includes a follow-up on the idea of the, you know, objections as far as the, I don't think they, I don't think so far as the, this program is concerned. [1:19] But the majority of the country, Ohio and Georgia, they're very supportive of it. [1:33] But they're out of the country. [1:36] Yeah. [2:29] Yeah. [2:31] Right. [2:32] Right. [2:33] Right. [2:33] Good. [2:34] On that one. [2:35] Okay. [2:35] The increase in . [3:04] I don't want to get through my digestion for you in a sentence. [3:10] I mean, basically you'll spend a lot of time with me, but I can't. [3:14] Basically, you'll spend a whole thing. [3:17] The highest drive in the... What is that? [3:19] The highest history. [3:27] And how does it compare to what you said you tried to do? [3:46] over the last year. [4:26] I get it. [4:27] Well, they find those things are right there. [4:31] Eight percent over last year. [4:33] Fifty percent over the first year. [4:41] What? [4:43] Yeah, I understand that now. [4:45] I can see that very well. [4:46] I understand that now. [4:48] I understand that now. [4:49] I understand that now.