Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 324 › Conversation 324-034
Nixon, Colson & Sanchez on Political Strategy and Food Crisis
Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 3:24 PM–3:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles W. Colson discussed a strategic media offensive intended to aggressively discredit political opponents regarding a perceived food crisis. The President instructed Colson to frame the administration's narrative using inflammatory language like "sabotage" to sway public opinion and deflect blame. The meeting focused on consolidating a unified, critical message to exploit the public's anxieties about market instability for political gain.
- Political Strategy
- Food Crisis
- Media Manipulation
- Public Relations
- Campaign Rhetoric
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-34 Date: March 22, 1972 Time: 3:24 pm - 3:29 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 21-133] An unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?] entered and left at an unknown time after 3:24 pm.
Also recorded on March 22, 1972
- 324-030 2:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:55 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 324-031 3:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 324-032 3:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 324-033 3:15 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 021-133 3:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 324-035 3:29 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 324-036 3:29 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 022-001 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-034, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-034 (accessed September 18, 2026).