Conversation: 368-005
Prev:  368-004 Next: 368-006Start Date: 17-Oct-1972 2:10 PM
End Date: 17-Oct-1972 3:00 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Sanchez, Manolo; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Sanchez, Manolo; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 368-5 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Charles W. Colson. Campaign charges -Corruption -Last minute smears Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:10 pm. Food Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm. Campaign practices -Charges -Time constraints -The White House and President's role -George S. McGovern's campaign -Washington Post -Benjamin C. Bradlee -October 17, 1972 story -White House allegations 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Issues -Colson’s conversations with Paul Hall -Corruption -McGovern's appearance and voice -Comparison with Adlai E. Stevenson, II -Vietnam War -McGovern's policies -McGovern’s trustworthiness -The President’s trustworthiness -Maritime agreement -Washington Post -Appeal to leaders -Attacks against Helen Gahagan Douglas -Political tactics ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 22m 17s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) Issues -McGovern’s proposed defense budget -Base closures -Utah, California -Economic and domestic statements -George P. Shultz -Eliot L. Richardson -John J. Rhodes -Taxes, welfare -Probable statements released -John B. Connally -Hall's conversation with Colson -Amnesty -Edwin L. Harper, Robert Teeter -John N. Mitchell -Youth vote -Busing -Unknown person -Aid to parochial schools -Amnesty -Veterans groups -The President’s view -The President's October 16, 1972 appearance before prisoner of war [POW] families group -Morality Alaska -Airplane crash -The President’s recent conversation with John D. Ehrlichman -Will Rogers, Wiley Post -[Thomas] Hale Boggs, Nicholas J. Begich -Death proclamations -Congressional seats -Memorial service ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 2s ] 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** Issues -Watergate -Anti-trust suit -International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] -Announcement -The President’s view -Ehrlichman -Labor -Amnesty, marijuana, abortion, crime -Conservatives -Social compared to economic issues -1970 comparison -Taxes -Real income -Possibility of an increase -Surrogates -Meeting with the Cabinet -Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor -Audio-visual clips -Children -Credibility -Reporters -Richard G. Kleindienst's call to Colson -Timing -Washington Post -McGovern -Amnesty -Hall -Reports from regional press McGovern -Campaign strategy -Inconsistency -Charges on corruption 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Intended speech -Advertisements -Vietnam -Taxes -Aid to parochial schools Issues -Taxes -Aid to parochial schools -Concerned Citizens for Non-Public Schools -[Unknown people], Wellington T. Mara -Tax credit -Draft letter -Robert B. Semple, Jr. -Northeast -New York -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s instruction -Statements targeted to different regions -Chicago, Detroit -The President's veto of the water bill -Ehrlichman -Social Security legislation veto -Budget cost -Retired people -Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW] appropriation veto -Office of Economic Opportunity -Water bill -Ehrlichman -Suburbs -Taxes -The President’s credibility -Spending-ceiling Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:10 pm. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 1s ] 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ***************************************************************** Colson left at 3:00 pm.