Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 554-002
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 1971 at 12:27 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/554-002
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417178731 (NAID 417178731)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative.

[0:00] Good stuff in there.
[0:11] That's about all we can say.
[0:28] It's amazing, you know.
[1:00] It's amazing, yesterday on the, you know, busing statement, they asked Gary, you know, didn't come up.
[1:17] They didn't ask about it?
[1:19] Not a thing.
[1:20] Not a thing.
[1:21] I think they just didn't want to...
[1:23] I think there's a little, you know, it takes...
[1:26] Probably more guts than some of these guys have to raise a question like that.
[1:40] Right.
[1:41] That close to a president.
[1:41] They just hesitate to do that.
[1:43] And maybe a good heart.
[1:48] The economy.
[1:48] The law of the law.
[1:50] You can't follow up.
[1:55] The economy's a story.
[2:06] Under the National Fund.
[2:09] I'm pretty sure we didn't come out for a wage price.
[2:13] Mark, well, you covered that at the end and made that absolutely clear.
[2:17] We would consider it, but I haven't seen it.
[2:19] Well, it just didn't work.
[2:24] And there was meat in there on the China-Soviet thing, salt.
[2:31] Berlin.
[2:33] Well, so I...
[2:34] The other thing, which...
[2:37] When the record of history is shown, it'll be found wanting on...
[2:44] It'll blabber.
[2:45] It'll blabber.
[2:48] Just wait and see.
[2:49] They'll make something go on.
[2:50] And if they ask me that, I'll just say, I'm not going to go down to the President's Center and tell everybody.
[3:03] I'm not going to go on what they said.
[3:06] Because I thought we'd just bail out and see if we got a hell of a record here.
[3:09] I did love having the overriding one of the bastards said he had five and seven points.
[3:11] Why haven't they talked to me about that shit?
[3:14] It's killing me.
[3:16] Well, it's wholly an economic thing, basically.
[3:34] The other point that was very strong was the expression about the recent wage increases and also looking at them on a case-by-case basis and using the influence of this office.
[3:47] you know, to deal with it.
[4:03] Yeah.
[4:09] Each one.
[4:09] That's right.
[4:10] I want you to take one in your hand.
[4:14] I suppose.
[4:34] I believe that Congress should stay in session.
[5:02] Should not go home, should stay in session.
[5:04] We'll run nine sessions until it gets out in the emergency.
[5:25] The plan, the bill, which provides hundreds and thousands of jobs, is ready to be traded.
[5:27] This is critical, particularly on the law enforcement of teenagers looking for work and will not be able to work later.
[5:29] It would be irresponsible for the Congress to recess and go home.
[5:32] or have a rage.