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Start Date: 2-Jan-1973 3:13 PM

End Date: 2-Jan-1973 3:33 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Colson, Charles W.

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

393-003.mp3

NARA Description:

On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 393-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 393-3

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

       Harry S. Truman funeral
            -Washington memorial service
                  -The President's attendance
                                      -7-

           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                              Tape Subject Log
                               (rev. Sept.-08)

                                                      Conversation No. 393-3 (cont’d)

                -Press coverage
                -Gerald L. Warren
                -Lyndon B. Johnson’s attendance
                -Private funeral in Independence, Missouri
           -Dean Francis B. Sayre
                -Possible remarks
                      -Press coverage

Public relations [PR]
      -John A. Scali
      -Sayre
             -Opposition to Vietnam War
      -Antiwar sentiment
             -Public opinion
                   -Normalcy
      -The President's public image
             -John D. Ehrlichman
                   -1972 campaign
                   -Richard M. Scammon
      -Roberto W. Clemente
             -Importance to Americans

US bombing of Vietnam
     -Press coverage
           -Scali
           -Henry A. Kissinger
                  -Source
           -Max Frankel
           -James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
           -Frankel
           -Kissinger
           -Scali
           -Colson’s reading of article

Vietnam
     -Democratic caucus
         -End-the-war resolution
         -Senate
         -New members
                -Doves
                                             -8-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                      (rev. Sept.-08)

                                                             Conversation No. 393-3 (cont’d)

                        -Andrew J. Young, Jr.
                             -S. Fletcher Thompson
                        -Barbara Jordan

Colson left at an unknown time before 3:33 pm.