President Nixon and Charles Colson met to discuss strategic responses to the ongoing fallout from the Watergate break-in. They assessed the political implications of the scandal and considered potential methods to mitigate damage to the administration's public image. The discussion focused on coordinating efforts to control the narrative and manage the intensifying scrutiny surrounding the event.
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:29 am to 11:39 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 344-16 Date: June 22, 1972 Time: 11:29-11:39 am Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 25-119]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.