Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 284-011 Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 at 4:00 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-011 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [43:55] Can I let you read this, uh, come back? [43:58] Yeah, I wanted you to do that, that, uh, I'll, uh, I'll tell you a bit. [44:04] Conjure tape. [44:04] I suppose you can come back in about a minute. [44:08] Oh, I'll brush your shit if you're over here. [44:12] Okay. [44:14] You feel all right about it now? [44:16] I feel the same way, sir. [44:16] It's about the 1705 war. [44:17] That's the first time I've come in on the party floor. [44:22] about the field of view. [44:25] It's not just an economic view. [44:29] I like it. [44:30] Okay, what about the word yardstick instead of guideline, by the way? [44:39] Guidelines, I hate to use. [44:41] And yardsticks, you can find them fairly in the president's office.