Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 746-016
Date: Saturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:19 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Reagan, Ronald W.; Bull, Stephen B.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-016

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[0:10] You know, we do have a lot of snow.
[0:21] That's why this year in housing, we've done a lot.
[0:24] In America, we've done a lot.
[0:27] Now the old folks, we've done something.
[0:31] You're going to call them up?
[0:32] I've already called them up.
[0:33] What did you say?
[0:34] I didn't get funny.
[0:35] I got butted into this.
[0:38] Oh, very much so.
[0:40] He wants to send flying helicopters to the country this week, Kevin.
[0:43] Good.
[0:44] I'm also sending- I have a change of major message.
[0:47] I put in some very much stronger language that I, that there has been this increase of 51%.
[0:56] Now it is responsible with the Congress to see that this increase in income is not even enough by price.
[1:02] Good.
[1:03] In order to do that, the Congress has to be responsible at any increase in spending.
[1:07] It would have to be funded by increased taxes.
[1:16] You just gotta hold it in.
[2:00] Liz, Liz, just, he's smelling the political wars now.
[2:10] He's starting to restrain himself.
[2:11] He wants to go out and really start slipping.
[2:17] 12,000 French.
[2:18] They won't ever be driven off.
[2:20] Oh, no.
[2:21] He's one of the strongest.
[2:23] He's on the left.
[2:25] They know what's in it.
[2:29] And they try to discredit it.
[2:31] What are they talking about?
[2:36] They're 12,000 French.
[2:38] I just dictated the memo to our people.
[2:42] 12,000 French.
[2:42] The Filipino example is excellent.
[2:44] So, are we going to say there's 12,000 Filipino ethnic
[2:48] Don't matter.
[2:50] You should turn them over to the Army.
[2:51] It's a price you pay for getting out.
[2:53] Right.
[2:54] Never.
[2:54] My parents would have done that.
[2:58] They slaughtered them.
[3:04] It's all that they've ever done for them.
[3:06] That's a good comment.
[3:15] We nailed Kreslow yesterday for that PC hit.
[3:18] And he was offering a better deal privately than he would sign a couple of years to get out without our prisons.
[3:26] Right.
[3:27] Why isn't the Jews always engaged in such things?
[3:30] Mark, they all know better.
[3:33] Israel is part of it.
[3:35] But these are the left-wing Jewish idealists.
[3:38] They're socialists.
[3:40] That's all.
[3:41] What are they?
[3:42] How did you know?
[3:44] I just raised that one and said that we were going to publicly
[3:47] and he didn't retract it.
[3:49] He said, well, he got it from high sources.
[3:51] Oh, shit.
[3:52] Kelly said, well, I'm telling you from the highest source there is.
[3:55] I told him to do this.
[3:56] Well, Henry said it.
[3:57] Yeah.
[3:58] There's been a thing offered privately.
[4:00] A question?
[4:01] That Henry was offering a better deal of this.
[4:03] What he said is that the company is offering a tougher deal.
[4:05] Yeah, what he said is that Henry was offering privately that we would withdraw without our persons if necessary.
[4:13] Okay.
[4:14] All right.
[4:15] All right.
[4:17] We are somewhat to the right side of that issue politically.
[4:21] Very tough, very hard.
[4:24] Let my government be on the line.
[4:32] Sure.
[4:34] That's great.
[4:35] Yeah.
[4:39] Go ahead, Bob.
[4:46] I checked with the clerk.
[4:48] What I think, if you agree, we'll issue your statement and see if you will sign it and get it before the full date.
[4:55] I think the modification's a mistake.
[4:58] Could you finish your work with the modification?
[5:01] I would.
[5:01] So if you get that.
[5:05] But I think that would be better.
[5:06] The greater his session, at 11.30, we'll be able to take it on.
[5:21] That's what you do.
[5:21] Right.
[5:23] Well, Greg, let's do a legislative wrap-up of what the Congress has done.
[5:27] Ron, I just mentioned that Chuck wasn't there.
[5:34] He may get an excuse.
[5:35] I really want to get a slant on him.
[5:38] I'm sorry, but Henry was offering to get out without being obvious.
[5:41] But that's a goddamn lie, of course.
[5:45] There hasn't been a thing like that.
[5:48] The other thing is that
[5:50] The money is raised, and it's raised, and it's raised.
[5:52] It's sickening that the French prisoners were French ethnics.
[5:58] Now what the hell?
[6:00] Do we think of the Philippine prisoners that the Japs had as Philippine, as American ethnics?
[6:08] You get my point?
[6:10] French citizens are French citizens, and they were all, they traded them all over.
[6:20] You see what that means is that these people like to—this is the worst kind of racism.
[6:27] We didn't act that way in World War II.
[6:29] With regard to our fellow criminals, you remember?
[6:33] No, we're— They're members of our Army, our Navy and our Air Force.