Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-068
Colson phone call on Vietnam War and Public opinion polling
Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 4:04 PM–4:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson contacted his office to demand the immediate delivery of current public opinion polling data regarding the Vietnam War. He specifically requested results from the Albert E. Sindlinger and Opinion Research Corporation polls, along with relevant reaction fact sheets compiled by Steven S. Karalekas. The request indicates the administration's urgent efforts to monitor and utilize domestic sentiment data to manage the political narrative surrounding the conflict.
- Vietnam War
- Public opinion polling
- Albert E. Sindlinger
- Opinion Research Corporation
- Charles W. Colson
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-68
Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:04 pm and 4:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 337-28/339-1F]
Request for a call to his office
Colson talked with an unknown woman at an unknown time.
Vietnam
-Poll results
-Albert E. Sindlinger poll
-Opinion Research Corporation [ORC] poll
-Fact sheets
-Steven S. Karalekas
-Delivery to ColsonAlso recorded on May 10, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-068, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-068 (accessed October 9, 2026).