Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-015
Nixon & Colson on Campaign Strategy and Marijuana Legalization
Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 11:43 AM–11:44 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss campaign strategy regarding the potential inclusion of marijuana legalization as a political issue. Nixon seeks advice on whether to take a firm stance against legalization to appeal to parental concerns, rather than limiting anti-drug rhetoric to heroin. Colson argues that opposing legalization would resonate with a broad base, including younger individuals who do not support the drug's widespread use.
- Campaign Strategy
- Marijuana Legalization
- Drug Policy
- Electoral Politics
- Public Opinion
Audio
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Position in tape: 02:21:19 – 02:21:46
part B, 20:05
NARA Description
On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:43 am to 11:44 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 330-15 Date: April 5, 1972 Time: 11:43 am - 11:44 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 22-86]
Transcript (AI-generated)
No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The recording contains no intelligible speech, only faint background static and ambient noise.
Also recorded on April 5, 1972
- 022-085 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
- 330-014 11:39 AM · 32 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 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
- 022-086 11:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 330-016 11:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:45 am.
- 330-017 11:45 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 12:23 pm.
- 330-018 12:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 330-019 12:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 330-020 12:23 PM · 53 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 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 330-015, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-015 (accessed November 15, 2026).