On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:49 pm to 10:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-15
Date: February 1, 1972
Time: 9:49 pm - 10:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
Greetings
Governor's dinner
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[Duration: 12m 54s]
1972 election
-Edmund S. Muskie foreign policy address on February 2, 1972
-Vietnam reference
-Democratic Party silence on Vietnam
-Benefits of reference
-Press coverage
-Potential left-leaning content of speech
-Arizona and Iowa caucuses
-Reports by Charles W. Colson's friend
-Bangor News
-Edmund S. Muskie activity
-Feeling of Edmund S. Muskie campaign
-Delegate counts
-Edmund S. Muskie prospects
-Attempt to appeal to George S. McGovern bloc of voters
-Edmund S. Muskie effort
-Edmund S. Muskie foreign policy address on February 2, 1972
-Appeal to left wing of Democratic Party
-Potential Administration response
-Press coverage of President
-New Republic editorial
-[First name unknown] Downey
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy activities
-Activities of Democratic presidential candidates
-John V. Lindsay
-George S. McGovern
-Sindlinger poll
-Results
-President's position
-Reelection question
-Charles W. Colson’s lunch on January 31 with Richard M. Scammon
-Effort on behalf of President’s reelection
-Quality
-Potential of Edmund S. Muskie nomination
-Richard M. Scammon view
-John B. Connally view
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy nomination
-Potential of Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy nomination
-Charles W. Colson’s lunch on February 1 with Jay Lovestone
-Jay Lovestone's view of likelihood
-Timing
-Foundation of support for later effort
-Age
-Potential nomination in 1976
-Chappaquiddick
-Reaction to President's speech on January 30
-Issue of race
-Sammy Davis, Jr.
-Positive reaction
-Raymond Conniff’s handling
-Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Florida
-Straw poll
-Spiro T. Agnew performance
-President's standing
-John N. Ashbrook standing
-Results for Democratic candidates
-George C. Wallace
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Edmund S. Muskie
-George C. Wallace standing
-Positivity towards President
-Spiro T. Agnew standing
-Hubert H. Humphrey standing
-Sentiment in Florida for George C. Wallace
-Ideological orientation of Jaycees
-Business-oriented
-Lack of minority presence
-Minority input
-Charles W. Colson's conversation with President on January 30
-[First name unknown] Noyes
-Write-in possibility
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-As compared to Edmund S. Muskie
-Catholics
-Speeches in support of President by [first name unknown] Golden [?]
-Forthcoming appearance on National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
-February 2
-Perceived media bias
-Length and number of television appearances
-Democratic campaign officials as compared to Republicans
-State of the Union
-National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
-Bob [surname unknown]
-Upcoming speech February 2
-National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
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Congress
-Schedule
-Gerald R. Ford and Hugh Scott
-Leslie C. Arends
Dock strike
-Ronald W. Reagan and [Forename unknown] Evans
-Briefing
-Statement
-James D. Hodgson
-Forthcoming statement by the President
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons effort in strike settlement
Economy
-News
-Herbert Stein
-Manufacturers orders
-Construction
-Unemployment figures
-Release
-Predictions
-Analysis of trends
-Need for concern
Busing
-Richmond decision
-John N. Mitchell’s comment
-Possible Justice Department action
-Reaction
-Education
Racial integration
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[Duration: 7m 33s]
Busing
-As an issue
-Momentum
-Newsweek coverage
-Joseph W. Alsop’s column
-Florida
-Democratic presidential candidate use
-Edmund S. Muskie stance
-Newsweek coverage
-Charles W. Colson’s lunch February 1 with Richard M. Scammon
-Democratic presidential candidate stances
-Liberalism of Democratic National Convention [DNC] delegates
-Edmund S. Muskie stance
-Difficulties
Edmund S. Muskie campaign
-Media coverage and treatment
-John N. Mitchell’s opinion
-Frontrunner status
-Polling
-Compared to George S. McGovern
-Compared to Hubert H. Humphrey
-Forthcoming foreign policy speech
-Reasons
-Prospective content
-Prisoners of War [POW] return in exchange for Vietnam withdrawal
-George S. McGovern report
-Dan Rather program
-Vietnam War
-Democratic presidential candidate positions
-Nguyen van Thieu role
-Potential resignation
-Reaction by Left to Democratic presidential candidate approach
-Edmund S. Muskie conversation with congressmen
-Timing
-Release of text
-Potential Administration reaction
-Charles W. Colson’s previous talk with Henry A. Kissinger
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