President Nixon and Charles Colson coordinate with William E. Timmons regarding the strategy for an upcoming congressional meeting and reception. They instruct Timmons to personally attend the evening gathering of freshman congressmen and bipartisan leadership to manage the optics of the event. Additionally, they discuss the status of a meeting with Mike Mansfield, ultimately deciding to prioritize the evening reception over other scheduling concerns.
On January 5, 1973, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-96 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm – 1:02 pm Location: White House Telephone Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator. The President can be heard in the background. [See Conversation No. 394-7B] -91- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Oct.-07) Conversation No. 35-96 (cont’d) Request for a call to William E. Timmons Colson talked with Timmons at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:02 pm. Timmons's schedule -Congressional meeting -Michael J. Mansfield -Congressional meeting -Freshmen Congressmen and bipartisan leadership reception
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