President Nixon and Charles Colson met at Camp David to discuss political strategy and administrative coordination ahead of the 1972 election. The dialogue focused on managing campaign messaging and addressing specific political liabilities facing the administration. While the available recording is incomplete, the discussion underscores the ongoing efforts by the President and his special counsel to exert control over executive branch operations during the final stretch of the campaign.
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 214-1 Date: September 30, 1972 Time: 1:35 pm - 2:05 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [This recording began while the conversation was in progress.] [See Conversation No. 145-1; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
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