Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 299-006 Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1971 at 2:27 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/299-006 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [10:31] Yeah, how are you? [10:33] Yeah, what's going on here in Stingler? [10:43] Yeah. [10:50] Yeah. [10:55] Yeah. [11:00] He can't put it in port convention. [11:07] Hell, that'll ruin it. [11:08] I'd still like to do that convention, provided this isn't gonna... [11:13] This 5.5 is a goddamn good figure, Chuck. [11:14] I guess we're winning real office out of it. [11:18] Yeah. [11:18] The businessman ought to see that. [11:28] Oh. [11:29] Yeah. [11:32] I know I figured you could do last year. [11:35] So you're going to take a bump up for a little over a month or two, that little, uh, but if you get a 5.5, then it means you've taken the poison off of the dam. [11:46] Sure. [11:51] Yeah, yeah. [11:54] I know. [11:56] Yeah. [11:56] Yeah. [12:02] I can't believe you do the other thing. [12:12] Oh, yeah, yeah. [12:17] I've got to go out and get a check or something here. [12:21] I've got to sign for a minute. [12:26] I'll call you back in a couple of minutes.