Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 489 › Conversation 489-030

Nixon & Shultz on Budgetary policy and Appropriations

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 8:30 PM–8:51 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.Conversation489-030 on Tape 489 (tape position 05:38:48–05:40:20)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:30 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and George P. Shultz met to discuss the management of budgetary constraints and the administration's fiscal policy in relation to key congressional figures like Russell B. Long. The President sought to navigate complex appropriations challenges by re-examining current policies to better support political allies. Additionally, they touched upon scheduling matters involving Emil Mosbacher, Jr., the Coral Sea project, and coordination efforts with Gerald R. Ford.

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I wrestle along today, as you will recall, and has been raised by a number of our senators.
As there are difficult budgetary considerations involved here, we debate this reexamination of our policy.
I take that re-examination and then see if we can do the best we can to our friends.
There was a moss macker today.
He told me that the rivers were going on the Coral Sea.
Perhaps we may have offered this to him and turned down the opportunity for somebody who I would like to have further exploration made to see whether
Through Congress, Senator, to Jerry Ford, on the one hand, and through him.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-30

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for George P. Shultz.

     Appropriations
         -Freeze
               -Russell B. Long
               -Republicans
               -Budget
               -Administration policies

     Schedule
          -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.
               -Coral Sea
               -President's position
               -Gerald R. Ford

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-030, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-030 (accessed October 10, 2026).