Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 512-011
Date: Friday, June 4, 1971 at 11:18 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hosmer, Craig
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-011

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[0:07] I wanted to know that he sent the message the day of the crash, but I just told Senator, I told Senator John Preston that my heart is tender to you and Hothill and so on and so forth.
[0:30] It had been bugging me a lot.
[0:31] The one thing I wanted to tell you too is that I, Hothill was there last night, and I told people around here, and this is going to be something we play very close to the feds,
[0:34] But I am being ruthless on one thing.
[0:48] Any activities that we possibly can should be placed in Southern California, in this field, and also in the safety of water people.
[0:53] You know, we need the jobs.
[0:53] We need to stop those aircraft workers.
[0:54] We're going to do a couple of new things on water, for example.
[0:55] I've decided to throw one big plant in Southern California.
[1:15] I mean, you know, a big, one that's no money.
[1:16] You know what I mean.
[1:16] It's just a question of how big the plant is.
[1:17] And this will be one to go there.
[1:18] But it is energy, people.
[1:19] And I've told Dr. David and, of course, Seabart and Rast to be good.
[1:20] So on the committee, every time you have a chance, kneel and say, where's this going to be?
[1:22] And I was pushing California to do that.
[1:40] I didn't want you to know, but I wanted you to know that I was aware of your interest.
[1:51] I knew you were out in California at the time of the meeting.
[1:52] What he told me is, as a matter of fact, he told me when the plane was going down, he could slow down.
[1:55] All right?
[2:04] Well, if you talk, you might say that I know and find out that it's a bipartisan entity.
[2:20] But the problem is that there are two things.
[2:23] The problem of more energy is bipartisan.
[2:24] And the problem of a clean environment, a clean source of energy, is bipartisan.
[2:26] And this is something that we're going to work together on.
[2:27] Okay?
[2:28] All right.