Conversation: 032-093
Prev:  032-092 Next: 032-094Start Date: 30-Oct-1972 8:15 PM
End Date: 30-Oct-1972 8:37 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Recording Device: White House Telephone
NARA Description:
On October 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-093 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 32-93 Date: October 30, 1972 Time: 8:15 pm - 8:37 pm Location: White House Telephone 71 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) The President talked with Charles W. Colson. 1972 Campaign -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Appearances -Radio talk -Television program -Radio talk -News coverage -Text -Television appearance -American Broadcasting Company [ABC] -Time -Statement -Colson’s view -McGovern’s statement about not supporting the President -Vietnam peace settlement -Sabotage of negotiations -George S. McGovern -Statement on Vietnam -Meet the Press appearance -John W. Chancellor -Call to Charles W. Colson -Question on peace settlement -McGovern’s response -Ted Van Dyke, Frank F. Mankiewicz -Follow-up position -Vietnam -The President's line -Negotiations -Coalition government -Comments -Conditions for negotiations -1972 election -William P. Rogers -Statement -Conditions -Henry A. Kissinger -Possible Today show appearance -Rebuttal to McGovern -Date 72 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Possible television appearance by John B. Connally -Melvin R. Laird -Criticism of McGovern -Hawk line -Watergate -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] report -Issues -CBS series -Democrats for Nixon advertisement on defense -Walter L. Cronkite, Jr. -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's call to Colson -Colson's call to William S. Paley ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 36s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Vietnam -Peace settlement -Problems with North Vietnamese -The President’s position -Refusal of a coalition government -Influence of 1972 election on negotiations -North Vietnamese role -The President’s opposition -Media -Distortions of the President’s position -Nguyen Van Thieu -US public attitudes -Optimism -Louis P. Harris -North Vietnamese attitude 73 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -US response -McGovern’s statement -The President’s view -Chancellor’s conversation with Colson -Agnew -Agnew’s rebuttal -Transcript publicity -Clark MacGregor rebuttal -Congressional rebuttals ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 8m 20s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 *****************************************************************