President Nixon directs Charles Colson to coordinate with speechwriter William Safire to draft briefing materials regarding potential public relations risks associated with the U.J.L.C.O. The President requests that these documents include the most favorable available statistics to help mitigate negative optics during future public events. No immediate deadline is set for the project, reflecting a strategic effort to prepare for potential criticism.
On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 298-38 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 14-55]
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