Conversation 145-001

TapeTape 145StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 2:05 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceCamp David Study Table

On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 145-1

Date: September 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 214-1]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/21/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[145-001-w001]
[Duration: 22m 30s]

       1972 campaign
              -Donald F. Rodgers
              -Columbus
              -Indianapolis
              -Chicago
              -Rank and file support for the President
                     -Union leaders
                             -Billy Martin
                                     -Operating Engineers
                                     -Illinois
                             -Teamsters
                                     -Queens
                             -Baltimore
                                     -Building and Trades Council
              -George S. McGovern
                     -Political approach
                             -Suburbs vs. blue collar
                             -Suburbs
                                     -Domestic Council

                              (rev. Feb-24)

                                  -Edwin L. Harper
                                  -Leo Frank
                           -Vietnam War
                           -Gary W. Hart
                           -Frank F. Mankiewiecz
                                  -Democratic strength pork chop vote
         -Ethnic areas
                -Polish
                -Italian
-Polls
         -Louis Harris
                 -Italian
                 -Irish
         -Local polls vs. national polls
         -Douglas L. Hallett
                 -Inman Square
                 -Find out what people are thinking
         -Louis Harris
         -Richard M. Scammon
         -Hardin County, Kentucky
                 -Richard M. Nixon
                          -88 - 11 percent
                 -George S. McGovern
                 -John G. Schmitz
                 -Newspaper endorsement
                          -Walter Huddleston
                          -Louis B. Nunn
                          -Richard M. Nixon
         -George H. Gallup
                 -McGovernites
                 -George S. McGovern
                          -New York Times endorsement
                          -News magazines
                          -Networks
         -Point spread of election polls
                 -Albert E. Sindlinger
                 -Daniel Yankelovitch
                 -Barry M. Goldwater
                 -Lyndon B. Johnson

              (rev. Feb-24)

    -Significance
    -38 days left
            -Effect on campaigns
    -Robert Teeter
    -Albert E. Sindlinger
    -Robert Teeter
            -George S. McGovern
                    -Unfavorable impression
    -George H. Gallup polls
            -Closing the gap
    -Press
            -George S. McGovern
            -Louis Harris
            -George H. Gallup
                    -Louis Harris
                    -1964 Gallup polls
                    -Barry M. Goldwater (1964)
                    -Lyndon B. Johnson (1964)
                    -October/November polls
                    -George S. McGovern
                    -Barry M. Goldwater
                           -1964 landslide
            -Tilting polls
                    -Barry M. Goldwater
                    -Lyndon B. Johnson
                    -George S. McGovern
                           -George H. Gallup polls
                           -Louis Harris polls
                           -Robert Teeter
                           -Albert E. Sindlinger
                           -Blacks
                           -Poor people
                           -Albert E. Sindlinger
                           -George S. McGovern closing the gap
                           -Louis Harris
                           -George H. Gallup
                           -Louis Harris
                           -New York Times
                           -Thomas E. Dewey

                  (rev. Feb-24)

-Points significance
        -Charles W. Colson’s opinion
        -1956
        -George H. Gallup
                -Louis Harris
                -Richard M. Nixon
-George S. McGovern
        -Enormous exposure
        -Dorothy D. Corey poll
        -Patrick Caddell
-Herbert DeSimone
        -Shoe plants
        -Machine tool
                -Support for the President
                -Rhode Island
        -Anti-George S. McGovern feeling
                -Dope
                -Pot
                -Permissiveness
                -Abortion
                -Dislike of George S. McGovern’s personality
                        -Barry M. Goldwater
                               -Arizona
        -Pro-Richard M. Nixon feeling
                -Economy
                -Jewish community
                        -Rhode Island
        -Democratic politicians
                -Mayor of Providence
                -State chairman
-George S. McGovern
        -Frank F. Mankiewiecz
        -Lawrence F. O'Brien Jr.
        -Potential points gained
-George H. Gallup
        -Louis Harris
-Republican convention
-Thomas F. Eagleton affair
        -Louis Harris polls

                                       (rev. Feb-24)

                            -George S. McGovern continues to decline
                     -Frank F. Church
                            -Media
                                   -Thomas F. Eagleton
                                          -George S. McGovern
                                   -Jean Westwood
                                          -President’s opinion
                                          -Colson’s opinion
                                          -Homosexuality
                     -George S. McGovern supporters
                            -George Meany
                            -Perceived homosexual tendencies
                                   -George S. McGovern
                                   -Liberace
                                   -R. Sargent Shriver
                            -Thomas W. (“Teddy”) Gleason

       Richard M. Scammon
              -Reports

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