President Nixon and Charles W. Colson discussed several political and media-related matters, including the ongoing controversy involving Al Capp and potential legal actions against him. The conversation also touched upon the administration's strategic efforts to secure political support from farm organizations and addressed internal reactions to political demonstrations. Additionally, the participants reviewed recent communications between Colson and other key figures, such as H.R. Haldeman and Dan Rather, to coordinate the administration's response to these evolving developments.
On May 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 7:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-127
Date: May 8, 1971
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
Al Capp
-Colson's conversation with Capp
-Accusations of unknown woman
-Possible prosecution
-Jack N. Anderson
-Role of radical groups
President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
[Transcript #1: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
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-Colson's conversation with Haldeman
-Reaction
-Colson's conversation with Dan Rather
Farm organizations
-Support for President
[Transcript #2: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
Capp
-Possible prosecution
-Reaction
-Role of unknown man and woman
Demonstrations
-Administration's reactionThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.