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Conversation: 656-007

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Start Date: 26-Jan-1972 7:52 AM

End Date: 26-Jan-1972 8:03 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Colson, Charles W.Woods, Rose MaryHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:07:52

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:16:39

656a.mp3

656b.mp3

656c.mp3

NARA Description:

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:52 am to 8:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 656-7

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 7:52 am - 8:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

[The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 7:52 am and 7:53 am.]

[Conversation No. 656-7A]

[See Conversation No. 19-91; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]

     Newspaper stories concerning reaction to the President’s Vietnam peace proposal speech,
         January 25, 1972
         -News summary
         -Washington Post
         -New York Times
         -Washington Post
              -Richard (“Dick”) Lyons
         -Accuracy
              -Effect
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/06)
                                                                       Conv. No. 656-7 (cont.)


                -Administration reaction
                    -Herbert G. Klein

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 7:57 am.

          -The President’s schedule
                -Forthcoming congressional leaders meeting
                -Talks with Haldeman and Colson, January 25, 1972
          -Administration’s handling
          -Truth
          -Lyons
          -John Sherman Cooper
          -Michael J. Mansfield
          -Edmund S. Muskie
          -Philip A. Hart [?]
          -F. Bradford Morse
          -Administration handling
                -Klein
                -Need to challenge stories
                -Positive information
          -Nature of stories
                -Tone
                -Sander Vanocur
          -Administration handling
                -Friendly journalists
                -Need to attack
                -Publishers
                -Compared to the President’s November 3, 1969 speech
                -Public perception
                      -Polls
                -Press releases
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler

Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:03 am.
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. 10/06)