On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 374-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 374-20
Date: October 27, 1972
(rev. Feb-24)
Time: 2:40 pm - 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Charles W. Colson.
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[Personal Returnable]
[374-020-w001]
[Duration: 5m 28s]
1972 campaign
-First Monday insert
-Brochure about George S. McGovern
-Literature distribution
-Republicans
-Press
-Bias
-Editorial support for the President
-Strategy after election
-Press
-Other newspapers compared with Washington Post
-George S. McGovern
-Polls
-The President's lead
-Landslide
-Gallup poll
-Matthew Bailey’s [?] opinion
-Methods
-Vietnam
-Support
-Harris poll and Sindlinger poll
-Percentages
-Editorial release of election prediction by Louis Harris
-October 30, 1972 release
-Syndicate rules
-Hawk
-Theodore H. (“Teddy”) White
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(rev. Feb-24)
1972 campaign
-Poll results
-Vietnam peace settlement
-George S. McGovern
-Negativism
-Economy
-Foreign relations with Soviet Union and the People's
Republic of China [PRC]
-Election strategy
-Louis P. Harris‘s report
-Prospects
-Vietnam and prisoners of war [POWs]
-South Vietnam elections
-The President compared with McGovern
-Speech potential
-South Vietnam elections
-William P. Rogers, Spiro T. Agnew, John B. Connally
-Possible television advertisement
-McGovern’s Vietnam position
-Compared with the President’s position
-Surrender
-POWs
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Segment cleared for release.]
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[374-020-w002]
[Duration: 2m 10s]
1972 campaign
-Shift in polls
-Reason
-George S. McGovern’s strategy
-The President's strategy
-George P. Shultz
-Louis Harris
-The President’s attacks
-Perception of George S. McGovern
(rev. Feb-24)
-John B. Connally [?]
-Harris poll
-Catholics
-Gallup poll, Lubell poll
-Shift in polls
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:40 pm.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming Oval Office meeting with Robert J. Dole
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
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[374-020-w003]
[Duration: 58s]
1972 campaign
-Robert J. Dole’s forthcoming television appearances
-Three networks
-Louis Harris
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The President and Colson left at 2:50 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.