President Nixon consulted with Cardinal John Krol regarding the domestic and international reception of his recent diplomatic travel, specifically focusing on the reaction of the Polish people to his overseas visits. The two discussed potential future meeting arrangements at Camp David or in California, as well as the President’s upcoming vacation plans. Additionally, the conversation touched upon the travel schedules of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and involved input from Charles Colson regarding church-state relations.
On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-43
Date: June 11, 1972
Time: 3:16-3:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Cardinal John Krol.
[See Conversations No. 341-34 and 341-35]
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[025-043-w001]
[Duration: 5m 42s]
Purpose of call
-Trip
-Henry Louis (“Lou”) Gehrig
Leaders of the church
-Philadelphia
-Cardinal John Krol
-Calling him King versus Cardinal
-Diocese
-Poland
-President's trip
-People
-Reaction to the President's trip
Charles W. Colson
President’s travel plans
-California
-Camp David
-Possible visit with Cardinal John Krol
Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Summer vacation
-Russia
President’s vacation plans
-Reading
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