President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss the political weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service against Democratic opponents. Nixon directs Colson to intensify pressure on the IRS to aggressively target their political rivals. This exchange highlights the administration's ongoing efforts to use federal agencies as instruments of political retaliation.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:53 pm to 11:31 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 200-3 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: 10:53 pm - 11:31 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 139-2; two items have been withdrawn]
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