Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 285-042
Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 at 3:43 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, Clark
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-042

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:08] Well, congratulations.
[0:20] You won another one, I'm telling you.
[0:23] You have won two this week, Clark, and without any assistance from me, I don't know.
[0:25] Well, a statement or two, but my point is that the whole team did it, and I want you to know that I appreciate it.
[0:27] Just very quietly, you go about your job and just knock their hands off.
[0:29] Yeah.
[0:29] Yeah.
[0:29] Yeah.
[0:37] That's unusual.
[0:44] Don't call me anymore.
[0:54] He's nice, but he's never with us.
[0:55] But you know, that's different countries, and my speech tonight, of course, will be...
[1:00] I mean, you know, they would, the consumer, I mean, and wholesale pricing, if you've ever heard those figures, they're very sensational.
[1:21] I mean, well, not to be, because we've got to brag when we're good.
[1:23] When we're bad, we won't, but that's good.
[1:23] The votes are good.
[1:24] The house passing is not a factor.
[1:25] The election is good.
[1:25] I'm going to see Russell in the morning, you know.
[1:26] They don't want Wally with that, do they?
[1:27] Oh, my God.
[1:28] All right.
[1:44] That's probably better, Russell.
[1:46] You know, how do you like that?
[2:05] Do you think it might help?
[2:12] Tell Wally, tell Wally there, he recommended that I may make this mention just to put him on the spot.
[2:33] And actually Wally will be there to be on their own, please.
[2:35] I'm not going to stay, I'll stay 15 minutes.
[2:36] This has been a little of my life.
[2:36] And I've got to trickle out.
[2:37] Thank you.
[2:37] Thank you.
[2:45] Well, you can really tell them that.
[3:01] Yeah, yeah, basically the whole point is that you really, you know, when you really come down to it, this consciousness ought to get all things done.
[3:06] At least, I mean, I'm sure, they're going to have to be honest.
[3:08] The revenue shake, everybody's revenue shake.
[3:09] I've got a damn answer.
[3:09] Welfare reform, there is something about it.
[3:10] There go rather light, you know, but there's not much for it.
[3:12] But you could say the other, there's something about it.
[3:13] Something about welfare reform.
[3:14] They want to leave it as it is.
[3:20] If they have something better, let's come up with it.
[3:28] But then all these other things, programs and health programs, education reform.
[3:31] This is the greatest period of reform in the history of government.
[3:42] We are in a position.
[3:43] I'm giving my bad attitude.
[3:43] Never mind.
[3:43] I'm pointing out what I'm always
[3:44] I'm happy to say that Indiana is, of the industrial states, Indiana is the best state in the country.
[4:08] The president said Indiana was the biggest market.
[4:09] The president has given the president 60% of the biggest market in the world.
[4:11] Of the major industrial states.
[4:11] Okay.
[4:14] Yeah, well, we'll be sure to do that.
[4:21] All right, boy.
[4:22] Thank you.