President Nixon and Charles Colson briefly coordinated their schedules regarding upcoming meetings and discussed ongoing efforts to monitor an unnamed individual. The dialogue touches on strategic surveillance and public perception management, suggesting that their oversight tactics were successfully keeping the subject cautious. No formal policy decisions were made, as the conversation focused primarily on operational logistics and the status of their intelligence activities.
On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 478-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 478-6 Date: April 13, 1971 Time: 11:14 am - 11:17 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with Charles W. Colson [See Conversation No. 1-78]
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