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Nixon & Colson on Political outreach and Interest groups

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:23 PM–5:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation753-007 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-007 ↗

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President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss the political necessity of engaging a specific advocacy group to ensure they remain aligned with the administration. Nixon directs Colson to invite the group's representative to the White House for a brief meeting to prevent them from feeling alienated. The President emphasizes managing these relationships to maintain support for specific projects, concluding that a personal outreach is the most effective approach to avoid future friction.

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Yeah, I was wondering about whether or not we should get his group in, because I don't want them to feel that they're left out.
How many are there?
Well, let him come in for a few minutes now.
All right, fine.
Well, you can just tell them that we're working in various groups from time to time, and then when they're in a certain project, we'll bring them in.
Fine.
Because basically they ought to come in with a client who should be.
Fine.
All right, fine.
Yeah, right.
We'll have him come in then.
That's a very good idea.
I hadn't thought of that because we don't want her to be a word.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Well, that's right.
I won't have another chance to do that.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
OK, John.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 753-7

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:23 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 27-55]

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

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  • 753-005 5:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-006 5:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 027-054 5:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm.
  • 027-055 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 027-056 5:25 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 753-008 5:27 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Mrs. George E. Mock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Jack D. Maltester, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Patrick J. Buchanan, Henry A. Kissinger, United States Secret Service agents, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 753-007, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/753-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).