President Nixon and Charles W. Colson discussed the strategic timing of a forthcoming phone call from Colson to John B. Connally. The conversation focused on providing Connally with advance notice regarding news on import quotas and coordinating the announcement within the current political calendar. They aimed to manage the message as a temporary, controlled situation.
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-135 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-135 Date: June 23, 1972 Time: 2:22-2:34 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 343-36A] Colson's forthcoming call to John B. Connally ***************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 11/1/2017.] [Unintelligible] [025-135-w001] [Duration: 29s] Suggested call from Charles W. Colson to John B. Connally -Advance notice of quota news -Calendar -Temporary situation *****************************************************************
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