Conversation: 160-002
Prev:  159-002 Next: 160-003Start Date: 5-Jan-1973 7:38 PM
End Date: 5-Jan-1973 7:58 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Recording Device: Camp David Study Table
NARA Description:
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:38 pm to 7:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 160-2 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: 7:38 pm – 7:58 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 239-1] Colson’s activities Vietnam negotiations -The President’s statement -William E. Timmons -Ronald L. Ziegler -Press coverage -Ziegler’s press briefing -Washington Star -Colson’s view -Wire services -Ziegler -Washington Star -Colson’s view -Ziegler -Senate action -Aid funding -The President’s view -Henry A. Kissinger -Public relations [PR] -John A. Scali -Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] material -William A. Gill, Jr. -2- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-08) Conversation No. 160-2 (cont’d) -Press relations -White House Staff -Congress -Timmons -Colson's call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -Hugh Scott -Gerald R. Ford -Democrats -The President’s view -Colson's call to Jay Lovestone -Albert E. Sindlinger -W. Richard Howard -Discussion of rationale for Congressional vote -Administration’s Congressional relations efforts -The President’s view -Colson’s staff -Campaign unit -Post-election dismantlement -Personnel -Kenneth W. Clawson, Jr. -Scali -Desmond J. Barker, Jr. -S. Steven Karalekas -The President's previous conversation with Haldeman -Election activities -Colson’s activities -Herbert R. (“Chief”) Rainwater -Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] -Joseph L. Vicides -Patrick E. Carr -Robert P. Griffin -The President’s view Public relations [PR] efforts -White House Staff -The President’s view -Colson -Instruction for Colson to talk with Haldeman -The President's conversation with Haldeman -3- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-08) Conversation No. 160-2 (cont’d) -Bipartisan Congressional leaders breakfast -Ziegler -Statements to press -Quality -Colson's schedule -Pre-election activities -Colson -George S. McGovern -Congressional Democrats -The President’s view -Ford -William J. Baroody, Jr. -Colson -Clawson -White House strategy sessions -Clawson -Barker -Haldeman -The President’s view -John D. Ehrlichman -George P. Shultz -Kissinger -Ehrlichman -Colson’s view -Kissinger -Scali -Kissinger -White House staff reorganization -Colson’s view -Herbert G. Klein -Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Shultz, Roy L.Ash, Kissinger -Baroody, Clawson -Ziegler -Howard -Colson’s view -Patrick J. Buchanan -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Buchanan -Writing -4- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-08) Conversation No. 160-2 (cont’d) -Efforts in campaign -Price -Strategy -Haldeman -Baroody -Buchanan -Staff needs -Purpose -Colson’s view Senate action on cut off of funds for Vietnam -Lovestone’s comments -George Meany -Lovestone’s view Administration objectives -Colson’s view Vietnam settlement -Efforts to end the war -The President's statement at bipartisan Congressional leaders breakfast -Colson’s view -Timmons -Ziegler -Statement to press -The President’s view Haldeman's duties -Reorganization -Appointments -1973 Inauguration activities -Public relations need -The President’s view -1972 campaign -Relationship with Congress -Ford -Jack R. Miller -Public relations efforts -Colson's duties during the campaign -5- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-08) Conversation No. 160-2 (cont’d) -Rainwater -Vicides -Carr -Scott -Colson’s view -White House staff -Need for public relations -Military aides -Secret Service -The President’s conversation with Haldeman Vietnam settlement -Negotiations -PR -Kissinger -Washington Star -Ziegler -Headline -The President’s view [The following portion of the conversation is included in RG 460,WSPF; there are no transcripts available.] Logs on telephone calls -Kissinger -Results -Rowland Evans -Joseph C. Kraft -Jerrold L. Schecter -Kraft -Conversation with Kissinger -New York Times column -Instructions for Colson -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] -Kraft -Kissinger’s conversation with Colson -Column -Colson -Schedule -6- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-08) Conversation No. 160-2 (cont’d) -Trip to Paris -Telephone call to Kraft -Outgoing calls -Haldeman [RG 460 portion ends] PR -Vietnam war -Possible settlement -The President’s view -Lovestone