18–74

Conversation No. 18-74

Date: January 12, 1972
Time: 8:13 pm - 8:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

Colson's health

Report on Ronald L. Ziegler’s trip


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Florida issues
-The President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Edward J. Gurney
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Space shuttle
-Muskie
-Busing
-Perceptions
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-Campaign to emphasize issue
-Richmond case
-Agnew
-Gurney
-Importance of issue
-Attacks on Muskie's position
-California statement
-Importance of issue
-1972 election


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James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa
-Public reaction to release
-The President’s memorandum to Haldeman
-News summary
-Public mail
-Colson’s conversations with unknown people
-Press
-Importance of issue
-Editorial comment


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Hubert H. Humphrey
-Support for space shuttle
-Busing
-J. Edgar Hoover

Campaign practices
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Mailings in Florida
-Hoover
-Space shuttle
-Busing
-John N. Mitchell’s support
-Apparent source of mailing

Florida primary
-Humphrey's chances
-George A. Smathers
-Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
-Humphrey
-Criticism of Muskie
-Busing, space shuttle
-Muskie
-Weaknesses
-Effect of space shuttle issue on Florida
-George C. Wallace
-Humphrey
-Chances in primary
-Wallace
-Busing, space shuttle

Busing
-Tennessee
-Mailing on Muskie's position on busing
-Northern opposition
-Wisconsin
-Milwaukee
-Polish-Americans
-Humphrey
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Vietnam
-Democrats' position
-New Hampshire
-Muskie
-William Loeb's influence
-Thomas J. McIntyre
-Samuel W. Yorty
-Vance Hartke
-Carey Estes Kefauver
-George S. McGovern
-Muskie

Busing issue
-Effectiveness
-Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois
-Muskie
-Mailing on busing
-Agnew

Barry M. Goldwater and Robert J. Dole

Dole
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

[Unintelligible]

-Muskie
-Media coverage
-Press view of Muskie


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Forthcoming release of economic statistics
-Gross National Product [GNP]

Stock market
-Status

Economic indicators
-Wholesale price figures

Colson's health