Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 320-025 Date: Tuesday, February 8, 1972 at 2:57 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Finch, Robert H. Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-025 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:04] Yes, sir. [0:06] Hi, Bob. [0:08] I was going to say a minute, but I've got McNamara coming in in about five minutes. [0:29] But I just wanted to ask you, he won't be here for five minutes, give me a little report on California as to what you decided to, I thought, get to Congress. [0:33] But go ahead and give me your reading. [0:33] Oh, I know. [0:40] And you made it at one of the restaurants. [1:03] Good. [1:03] Good. [1:03] Yeah. [1:06] Right. [1:06] Right. [1:06] Right. [1:07] Right. [1:07] This will leave you open. [1:10] You've still got your op in it. [1:33] Right. [1:34] Right. [1:34] Right. [1:34] Right. [1:35] Good. [1:35] How did you find the reactions to our piece of history down there? [1:40] Well, you know about the unemployment that's coming down in California now. [1:55] It finally got below 6% now, 5.9. [1:56] That's finished 6.9 a year ago. [2:04] I hope you talk about that. [2:05] What do you think Dale Rogers is going to say? [2:12] Oh, you, Scott. [2:23] You wound up. [2:25] Now, let's forget that. [2:29] That's his son. [2:29] Okay. [2:30] Well, you're feeling good, though, are you? [2:32] And you think you're... Carol, Carol. [2:32] Carol, be what you mean to write the picture. [2:36] Good. [2:40] Good. [2:43] They've got to go behind. [2:52] Or they're not going to the doctor. [2:57] Well, what the hell are we going to do? [3:03] They'll meet Richardson. [3:05] That's good. [3:05] Good. [3:06] Okay. [3:06] Okay. [3:06] Well, I think giving them all around that square table is rather, you know... [3:14] Yeah, Robert's little car is a good one to feed that over with, doesn't have all the land records for it also. [3:23] Okay, Bob.