Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 629-005
Date: Monday, December 6, 1971 at 9:07 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/629-005

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:03] I'll be calling you a little later on that matter when you see what kind of clear.
[0:10] But I guess to finish that breakfast, you know, the legislative leaders, and I talked to Mike and to Scott afterwards.
[0:18] Their major interest, of course, apart from this point, is that they might get through this week's election.
[0:29] I told Mike and Hugh that I talked to you after and said that you might be a little run-of-the-mill.
[0:38] They think, you know, that we're doing what's right.
[0:42] First, they started this proposition.
[0:45] Mike said, he said, stay.
[0:46] He said, take another position.
[0:49] Second, they deal with the U.N. position and all that.
[0:58] The supporting of our resolution against the Indian possession is a new element in the matter, and the debate is considerably from where it was previously, where it was primarily from India.
[1:19] The other point is that several of them raise the point that it is a country in which the
[1:30] I'm very fortunate to be here today to be very daily looked upon across the Senate.
[1:38] But anyway, I'll talk to you later about it.
[1:46] Yeah.
[1:46] Yeah.
[1:47] All right.
[1:48] Yeah, I've called all of my constituents.
[1:50] Now, they have a vote today on a call.
[1:53] And they think that's going to be unanimous.
[1:54] Of course, it's not very unanimous, but it will be available.
[1:59] So you might give them a call.
[2:00] The house leaders went up to the Department of General Affairs.
[2:06] So you might give them a call and set it up.
[2:08] But I would set it up after 4 o'clock.
[2:11] OK?
[2:11] Fine.
[2:12] Fine.
[2:13] We'll go ahead.