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Conversation: 343-027

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Start Date: 21-Jun-1972 4:00 PM

End Date: 21-Jun-1972 5:15 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Colson, Charles W.White House operatorDelaney, James J.

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:59:41

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:17:00

343a.mp3

343b.mp3

343c.mp3

NARA Description:

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and James J. Delaney met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 343-27

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: 4:00-5:15 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

     Foreign policy
          -Nelson A. Rockefeller


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     International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]

     Watergate
         -E. Howard Hunt
               -Work on campaign
         -Cubans
         -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo
               -Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW]
                     -Support for President
               -George S. McGovern
         -Amnesty
         -Radio Hanoi
               -Statement
         -VFW
               -Support for the President
         -Bugging reports
               -Reaction of members
         -Break-in
               -Wiretapping
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                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Jan-02)




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     Public relations
          -Letters
                 -Labor leaders
                 -American Legion Post Commanders
                 -VFW post leaders
                 -Veterans Administration [VA]
                 -Support for President’s policies
                 -Reactions


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The President talked with the White House operator.

[Conversation No. 343-27A]

[See Conversation No. 25-111]

[End of telephone conversation]
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The President talked with James J. Delaney.

[Conversation No. 343-27B]

[See Conversation No. 25-112; one item has been
withdrawn from this conversation.]

[End of telephone conversation]

     Rebozo
         -Delaney's Florida apartment
              -Miami convention


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     The President
          -Image
          -Moscow trip
               -Impact
               -Timing
                    -ITT
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         -Cambodia
              -Henry A. Kissinger
              -H. R. Haldeman
         -Moscow trip
              -Impact
         -Louis P. Harris poll
              -Trip to Moscow
         -The President’s trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
              -Time magazine


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    Economy
        -Meat prices
             -Previous Quadriad meeting
                   -The President’s view
             -Herbert Stein's view
             -Arthur F. Burns's view
             -George P. Shultz
             -Increases
                   -Action by administration
             -Strategy
                   -Imports
             -Public view
                   -Foreign beef imports
                   -Consumer Price Index [CPI]
             -Retailers
             -Colson's view
                   -Cattlemen
                         -George S. McGovern
             -Burns
             -Price freeze
             -Roll-back of prices
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                      -The President's reaction
                 -Effect on voters

     Vietnam as political issue
          -The President's handling
               -People's reactions
                     -Polls
                            -Figures
                     -McGovern supporters
                     -George C. Wallace supporters
               -Cease-fire
                     -Impact


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     Watergate
         -Jack N. Anderson column
               -Rebozo
                     -Bank
         -Cubans
         -Bugging
         -Real estate connection
         -Bernard L. Barker
         -Colson's son

     Delaney

Colson left at 5:15 pm..