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Conversation 195-010

TapeTape 195StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:00 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:28 PMTape start time00:50:25Tape end time01:03:24ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire
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On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:00 pm to 1:28 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 195-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 195-10

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: 1:00-1:28 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 135-6; four items have been withdrawn]
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I didn't know what the...
I suppose the networks both carried our no more draftee thing that they...
Entirely different thing.
I'm going to keep them in there.
Our little boys get so concerned when they raise the question about air and naval forces in Thailand.
That's just bullshit.
Don't worry about it.
Nobody cares.
All they care about is the ground boys.
I'm going to be back in two days.
Have it over to you.
I think I know the answer, but I think it might be a question somebody might ask.
It's certainly unfortunate to have New Jersey get screwed up.
I mean, of course, Republicans are, as a Republican attorney general in the state, a Republican U.S. attorney, they're a prostitute of Jesus Christ.
I don't know what the hell this is.
As far as we're concerned, I don't know.
It rubs off.
It rubs off, but, of course, it's coming.
This is four months before.
Okay.
It's just got to be above it and say we're not allowing this antinuclear contribution to the party in turn.
A small IDP.
tonight to be very much above the battle line.
Of course, I'm going to avoid all political questions, and I'm just not going to get dragged into any fight with the press about why I don't have those conferences.
I'm just going to do a gentle list.
I don't want to do that dirty plan of mine.
What really counts is whether I do a good job not violating the press conferences I have.
People can decide.
Do you think that's the best way to go today?
We'll be pressed on things like low-fell, you know, I've already answered, bombing, and so forth.
This is really interesting.
This is one party that's not gone as long as we have our prisoners.
I'm not worried about it.
After all, this is two weeks.
They wouldn't, they'd have to come back tomorrow.
We'll, uh, on the telephone tomorrow, I hope, if they get through that definite.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
I won't.
I don't think they'll hold past Saturday.
Now, I can't see those guys staying here until the following Friday, because that's what, if they don't get out of here Saturday, you know, they've got the 4th of July weekend.
They won't be in then.
And, uh, will they?
We can't blow it up indefinitely.
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