146–4

Conversation No. 146-4

Date: October 4, 1972
Time: 6:23 pm - 6:45 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 215-6; two items have been withdrawn]

News reports
-George W. Romney's statement
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's trip to South Dakota
-Welfare reform
-Senate vote on House Resolution [HR] 1
-Abraham A. Ribicoff
-Pilot program
-HR 1
-William V. Roth's amendment
-Adlai E. Stevenson, III
-The President's conversation with John D. Ehrlichman about possible
legislation
-Effectiveness as an issue
-Other pending legislation
-Debt ceiling
-Social Security
-Possible veto
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-Payroll tax increase
-Receipt of increase checks by retirees
-Inclusion of the President's message in check envelopes
-George S. McGovern's message
-Past presidents
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Press reaction
-Chicago Tribune
-Reason for procedure

1972 campaign
-Colson's memorandum on the President's activities during campaign period
-Recommendations
-Issues
-Peace
-Role of US in the world
-National defense
-Welfare state, work ethic
-State of society
-Techniques of campaigning
-Comparison with effect of substantive issues
-Presentation of the record of the President's administration
-The President's goals for the future of the nation
-Press coverage
-Assistance to McGovern
-The President’s view
-1964 campaign
-Politics
-Public reaction in 1972
-Issues
-The President's position
-Amnesty
-Legalization of marijuana
-Abortion
-Busing
-Increased taxes
-Government reorganization
-Health legislation
-Polls on public reaction
-Rallies and motorcades compared to issues
-Effectiveness
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-Politicians
-Promises
-McGovern's law and order speech
-The President’s view
-Votes on Clement F. Haynsworth, Harrold G.
Carswell, William H. Rehnquist, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
-The President’s view
-Orange County, California
-Support for the President compared with McGovern
-Los Angeles, California
-The President's October 5, 1972 Oval Office press conference
-The President’s view
-Frequency
-Presentation of issues
-Effectiveness
-Watergate
-US-Soviet Union grain deal
-Issues
-Vietnam War
-McGovern’s peace plan
-Imposition of Communist government in South Vietnam
-White House response
-Lowell P. Weicker
-Speech in Connecticut
-Charge of exploitation of prisoners of war [POWs] issue
-McGovern
-Amnesty
-Votes on administration's issues
-Public reaction


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McGovern’s campaign charges
-Corruption
-Campaign practices
-Jerome R. Waldie
-The President’s view
-Charges
-Comstock Club
-Sacramento lobbyists and business people
-Comparison to Burning Tree Country Club
-Waldie’s statements
-The President’s view
-Use by the President's campaign forces
-Distribution
-Use by Agnew

Agnew’s schedule
-Rapid City, South Dakota
-Announcement of federal grant


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McGovern’s campaign
-Charges of corruption
-White House response
-Kenneth W. Clawson's efforts
-Editorials, columns
-Issues
-The economy
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-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Letter writing campaign
-McGovern, Gary Hart, Frank F. Mankiewicz
-Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.

R. Sargent Shriver’s campaign
-Colorado Labor Council meeting
-George Meany's possible reaction
-Paul Hall, I[lorwith] W[ilbur] Abel's action following Meany's possible
response
-California council's action on resolution
-Meany's response to John F. Henning
-Challenge to Meany
-Telegrams to be sent to Shriver about Meany

Colson's memorandum