Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 852-014
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 1973 at 3:10 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dunlop, John T.; Dunlop, John T. (Mrs.); Ehrlichman, John D.; Stein, Herbert; Rumsfeld, Donald H.; White House operator; Renercomb, George; Shultz, George P.; Mahon, Jack
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/852-014

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[0:22] That I will well and faithfully discharge.
[0:26] That I will well and faithfully discharge.
[0:54] It's a very important assignment.
[0:55] It's a very important assignment.
[0:58] And I know that she is now the official chair of phase three.
[1:02] And we'll ask the customary council to send something to express how much is going to be back.
[1:06] And whether or not the phase three is going to be good.
[1:08] I want to say that we've got to cut a lot, but we're just getting there.
[1:24] Thank you, Mr. President, for that kind of impact.
[1:28] I knew it was a sound fiscal restraint, hard work on food prices, and the kind of cooperation from labor and management that we're getting, that we can have a really effective restraint on it.
[1:52] Yes, yes.
[1:53] And I think we're all going to cooperate, whether we like it or not.
[1:55] Well, I think one of the most encouraging things about your appointment is that you have support from the citizens community and the labor community.
[2:06] And the responsibility of the major businesses of concerns in this country were engaged, too, and of the major labor organizations, too.
[2:21] Thank you very much.
[2:21] Thank you.
[2:50] Yeah.
[2:51] Yeah.
[2:52] Yeah.
[3:36] Thank you.
[4:04] George, good to see you.