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Conversation 006-175

TapeTape 6StartWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 2:55 PMEndWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 2:56 PMTape start time04:10:44Tape end time04:11:56ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Usery, Willie J., Jr.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon calls Willie J. Usery, Jr. to commend his successful mediation efforts in recent postal and railroad labor negotiations. The discussion shifts toward the upcoming steel labor disputes, with Nixon emphasizing the necessity of avoiding a strike while urging a non-inflationary settlement. Usery expresses optimism regarding the steel negotiations and affirms that the President's previous meetings with labor leaders have positively influenced the process.

Labor relationsPostal ServiceRailroad industrySteel industry strikeMediationWage negotiations
AudioNARA Description

On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:55 pm to 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-175 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-175

Date: July 21, 1971
Time: 2:55 pm - 2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Willie J. Usery, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 541-2A]

     Settlement of labor disputes
           -Postal service
           -Railroads
           -President's conversation with George P. Shultz
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I have Mr. Usry for you, sir.
There you are.
Hello, Mr. President.
Bill, while we're thanking you again for both the postal and the railroad thing, George Schultz is filling me in.
I just want you to know that all those labors in the vineyard are sure appreciated.
Well, thank you very much.
Very kind of you to...
I tell you, you're always in there pitching and...
And I'll tell you, you got the patience of Job.
Well, this was a big one if we could.
First contract with the Postal Service and just great force.
Now, you keep yourself in shape for steel, will you?
I'll try to.
We just can't have a strike there, you know.
We just cannot do it.
It's looking better all the time, though.
Do you have inside?
There's less and less to talk about strikes.
You keep the voice.
And on the other hand, we want a settlement that just doesn't know all money.
The union this time will render a great public service by just, you know, talking about keeping competitive.
That's what the country wants to hear.
Yes, sir.
And I think they know it, don't you?
I think they do, and I say, Mr. President, the meeting you had with them was great.
I came away so much impressed myself that we must work at what you said.
Great.
Fine, Bill.
Thank you a lot.
Thank you for having me.
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