President Nixon met with an unknown individual to discuss the strategic distribution of a political column. Nixon directed that the material be sent to Charles Colson for dissemination among key opinion leaders and specifically requested that it be shared with McKinnon. This action reflects the administration's ongoing efforts to influence public discourse through targeted media outreach.
On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 226-29
Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:39 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with an unknown person.
Column
-Distribution
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Feb.-08)
Conversation no. 226-29 (cont’d)
-Charles W. Colson
-Opinion leaders
-Patrick J. Buchanan
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The President met with Manolo Sanchez at an unknown time after 8:30 am.
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:39 am.
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