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.
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 AidConversation 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]
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