Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 799-032
Date: Monday, October 16, 1972 at 4:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Fast, William M.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-032
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417181861 (NAID 417181861)

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[0:04] NIXON: Hello? I'm just calling you to thank you for all of the fine work you've been doing out there on the West Coast on our labor committee. I was talking to Don Rogers and uh and uh we certainly appreciate it.
[0:23] NIXON: All right. Well, that's good. Fine. Yeah, you're you're Portland actually. Right. I know. I know. Well, we're I know, but everything you've been doing here. And uh we uh of course I uh I'm uh I haven't got no chance to get out in Oregon, but I I've just talked to Don Rogers and he's told me about all your work and I do appreciate it very much.
[0:47] NIXON: Yeah.
[0:52] NIXON: Well, one of these days, uh, after this election I'll thank you personally, and uh and uh I hope everything's going well out there.
[1:07] NIXON: Good. I can imagine. Right.
[1:10] NIXON: Good.
[1:13] NIXON: Good. Good. Uh-huh.
[1:19] NIXON: Right. Right. He's a strong man and a fine man, yeah.
[1:25] NIXON: Isn't he though? That's right. He really tells it like it is. [laughter] Right.
[1:35] NIXON: Good. Well, that uh we made uh I signed that and uh we worked that out with the Russians just uh just last week, uh-huh. That's what it means, a few jobs.
[1:44] NIXON: Right. Right. Well, well, thank you and uh and good luck to you. Bye.