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Conversation 326-004

TapeTape 326StartFriday, March 24, 1972 at 9:38 AMEndFriday, March 24, 1972 at 9:45 AMTape start time00:46:07Tape end time00:51:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss the status of an FBI report and potential political maneuvering involving ITT and other figures. The participants weigh the risks of challenging the FBI's position versus utilizing external events to their advantage. They emphasize the need for rapid action to influence public perception and media coverage.

FBIITTPolitical strategyPublic relationsMedia management
AudioNARA Description

On March 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 326-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 326-4

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: 9:38 am - 9:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

An unknown person entered and left at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:45 am.

[See Conversation No. 22-11; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Any word on that thing, on that FBI report?
About what I meant is, I just want to know, did the FBI give a report to the committee, which may not have what it would say?
No.
It supports Andrew tonight.
Well, that'll screw you up.
Why did it move her after we sent him another pusher over there so fast?
I'd like to get into, you know, the FBI, you know, it's not confident in this field.
If you start fighting them, they'll just relax you on the court.
You better just go and do your thing.
Yeah.
Yeah, I see your point.
So the thing you've got to do then is to use the HMS event.
Well, the Hoover recognizes, well, the Hoover said, when they ran the Chicago guy, he recognized the HMS event.
Yeah.
You can report how it plays in the Chicago guy's show, right?
All right, all right.
She disagrees with the title.
It's the same type.
She says no.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, better move fast, because I don't have a problem with that thing I'm begging you for.
It was already out, apparently.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's right.
Well, it's worth doing.
The only thing is, it's got to be done so fast, I don't know where you can get it going fast.
It might drop.
It might drop.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Right, right, right, right.
That's a very good one.
Well, just so that I get, even if you don't need to, well, I tell her to say it any time, don't you?
But she appears as an ITT expert.
That isn't very good, is it?
Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
Well, they always try to move something today.
Yeah, yeah.
Hei.
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