Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 474-013
Date: Friday, March 26, 1971 at 4:59 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/474-013

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[0:01] I wanted to tell you one thing, uh, the, uh, the, uh, uh, which we discussed once before, you know, on, uh, the, uh, the, uh, change of the military.
[0:22] This is what he raised up, all the time, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
[0:38] It's a question of insurance or whatever it is.
[1:00] And so we've got to face the fact that that deal would be, it's frankly going to send a lot of debt to some bodies.
[1:02] I believe in St. Jesus, you guys, you're going to be able to drive it.
[1:04] Business people in particular have got to have some feeling that it's going to be
[1:08] We've got so much to do, but let's see how much we can have up here.
[1:16] That's what you need, really.
[1:43] This is confidence.
[1:44] You see, well, I mean, let's face it, getting up there in Athens, if you believe it, it's not a worry.
[1:58] Come on, boys, let's go.
[1:59] That's all.
[2:01] Well, I was trying to do that.
[2:01] You do, that's right.
[2:02] You've got to see, but I look here, we believe it.
[2:03] We know what we're doing.
[2:04] We know all the areas that we can't see.
[2:04] Well, maybe not.
[2:06] That doesn't go.
[2:16] You cannot do it.
[2:18] You don't have to, you don't have to be, you don't have to lie to me, but you just got to say, well, now, I know all the arguments, but this is what I believe.
[2:21] I am there.
[2:22] I'm there.
[2:22] Well, how's that for you to believe?
[2:23] That's right.
[2:23] That's right.
[2:27] Yeah.
[2:50] We probably, probably, we probably worked out.
[2:51] Maybe we can solve it.
[2:52] At least have one guy that we can put up to bat.
[2:52] Look at this.
[2:53] Yeah.
[2:53] He's been going around with the National Raiders for a year.
[2:54] Yeah.
[2:54] And he's actually going to be sweet.
[2:55] At least they, see, here's the right guy.
[2:56] And he's a, he's a, he's a, he's a, he's a, he's a,
[2:57] All right.