Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 472-016
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1971 at 2:44 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/472-016

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[0:00] I was just sitting here talking to Bob Haldeman.
[0:11] He was going to... We were running over the reactions on the program.
[0:18] Interestingly, we...
[0:20] The general reaction was, of course, favorable.
[0:31] What I said on the mic that was interesting to note was that among senators and congressmen, they rather not say a little report as far as people's business, labor, et cetera, et cetera.
[0:45] I wondered what you find, what you're reading at this time.
[0:57] I understand you only have about 10 to 15% of the audience, but that's what you would expect when you sit on one network.
[1:11] Yeah, yeah, I'll give you that.
[1:22] They were just, they're just looking for a way to get out.
[1:33] Yeah.
[1:33] That's why we had to get to do this thing.
[1:35] I think we turned, we got a lot of that, but at least turned somewhat.
[1:40] Well, they're only going to be satisfied if we make the next announcement.
[1:44] That's right.
[1:45] That's right.
[1:51] with the other kind of formats.
[2:03] That's the white department I ever talked about.
[2:05] We find it in the telephone polling that's about English, but those like press conference or this, what do you find?
[2:10] Those that prefer this, of course, many say they like Poe, but they like to mix it up.
[2:16] What do you find?
[2:16] I see Connelly, for example, very much likes this format, but...
[2:20] But maybe we're not the examples.
[2:27] He's not the example.
[2:31] You may not be the example.
[2:37] Maybe people like the battle of Mar.
[2:40] I'm excited.
[2:40] Right?
[2:41] Maybe it doesn't sell as many.
[2:49] Good.
[2:54] Oh, you're there, aren't you?
[3:05] Yeah.
[3:06] Oh, well, I expected, I wanted you to.
[3:11] I expected that.
[3:11] Oh, your friend Harris is gonna do that poll.
[3:14] You think he's gonna give us another hook?
[3:25] Friday was bad.
[3:31] Friday was good.
[3:35] Saturday began to get bad.
[3:36] Sunday was a bad day.
[3:38] But I don't think it may have caught up with people until really more Sunday, Monday.
[3:43] That's the way things go usually.
[3:48] It takes a little bit of a ride.
[3:49] I think I'm going to start publishing.
[3:53] Oh, this is Vermont, I know.
[4:11] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[4:12] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[4:12] There it is.