On September 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:27 am to 11:41 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 142-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 142-9
Date: September 13, 1972
Time: 11:27 am - 11:41 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
(rev. Feb-24)
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
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[Duration: 14m 15s]
Greetings
The President's health
-Time of year
-Rest
The President's schedule
-Meeting with H.R. (“Bob”). Haldeman
1972 campaign
-Crowds in 1968 and 1960 campaigns for the President
-Comparison to crowds drawn by George S. McGovern
-Media coverage
-Comparison of word usage between campaigns
-George S. McGovern
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy's supporters
-Compared to the appeal of Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Upstaging of George S. McGovern
-Endorsement by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley
-Influence by Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Statement by Vito Marzullo
-Five Alderman
-Question of the endorsement
-David E. Bradshaw
-Reactions of the President's staff to George S. McGovern
-Richard J. Daley and possible results
-Chicago crowds
-The President's campaign
(rev. Feb-24)
-Motivation
-Speculation on George S. McGovern victory
-Reactions from the President's supporters
-Public reaction and knowledge of small details during campaign
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-The type of communication in the modern day world
-Public savvy
-R. Sargent Shriver
-$1,000 dollar welfare issue
-Hugh Scott
-Press conference
-R. Sargent Shriver
-$1,000 dollar welfare issue
-Type of news coverage
-Credibility issue
-Idea of public trust
-George S. McGovern’s campaign
-The President's analysis
-George S. McGovern’s "debating himself" issue
-Speech by Robert J. Dole
-Results
-Media coverage
-Monday magazine
-Campaign methods
-Direct mail
-48,000 mailers
-Column on Abram J. Chayes
-Leo Cherne
-Ambassador William J. Porter
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Joseph W. Alsop
-Conversation with Louis Harris
-George S. McGovern’s campaign strategy
-The President's analysis
-Campaigning in big cities and timing in relation to Election Day
-George S. McGovern campaign too early
-Charles W. Colson's analysis
-Actual problems of campaign
-Massachusetts
-Edward W. Brooke's campaign for Senate
-Results for the President's campaign
(rev. Feb-24)
-Press coverage for the President's campaign
-The President's 1960 campaign
-Crowd turnout
-Lack of credit from the press
-Press coverage for George S. McGovern’s campaign
-Charles W. Colson’s view of press coverage
-Television coverage
-Lack of enthusiam
-Influence by Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy on campaign
-Comparison of George S. McGovern and Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Results of difference
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] coverage
-George S. McGovern’s campaign
-Richard J. Daley's statement
-Chicago
-Need for rallies
-George S. McGovern
-Absence of vote on revenue sharing
-Mayors
-Type of vote
-Teachers' strike issue
-Philadelphia
-Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo
-Conversation between Charles W. Colson and Peter G. Peterson
-Picking politicians
-Smoke-filled rooms
-Gay liberation
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