Conversation 655-001

TapeTape 655StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 9:18 AMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 9:19 AMTape start time00:00:42Tape end time00:12:49ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceOval Office

On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 655-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 655-1

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: 9:18 am - 9:19 am
Location: Oval Office

     The President’s schedule
          -The President’s Vietnam peace proposal speech, January 25, 1972
          -Meeting with Richard M. Scammon
               -Postponement
                      -Rescheduling
                           -Colson and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
               -Books written with Benjamin J. Wattenberg, The New Majority (1970)
                      -The President’s reading

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Hello.
I want to tell you that we decided to do a television thing tonight, and so I wanted to put off our meeting with Scanlon today, but he could come tomorrow, so I don't know the next day, but just do work it out at home.
because I like to just read my written books and a lot of written books and so forth and be able to talk to her sometimes.