156–14

Conversation No. 156-14

Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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Conversation No. 156-14 (cont’d)

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 232-7]

Second term reorganization
-Appointments
-Peter J. Brennan
-Meeting with press
-Preparations
-Calls
-George P. Shultz
-George Meany
-Victor Riesel
-Advanced stories
-The President’s meeting with Colson, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D.
Ehrlichman
-Shultz
-John B. Connally
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Planning
-Political operation
-House of Representatives
-Colson’s schedule
-Brennan
-Personnel assignments
-George D. Webster
-Appointment
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Erwin N. Griswold
-Age
-Letter from Webster
-Harvard Law School Faculty
-Support for George S. McGovern
-Ehrlichman
-Retention
-Retention
-Hearing
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1972 election
-Final figures
-Secretaries of state
-Certification
-Absentees
-Problems
-Percentage
-George S. McGovern
-John G. Schmitz
-Illinois
-Certification
-Adjustments
-Alaska
-Richard M. Scammon
-The President’s percentage
-Annoucement
-Press reports
-Publicity
-Patrick J. Buchanan’s article on McGovern
-New York Times
-Response
-Theme
-“Dirtiest campaign in history”
-Richard Wilson
-Howard K. Smith
-New York Times
-Editorial
-Quality
-Impact
-The President’s reading file
-Florida
-News summary

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Conversation No. 156-14 (cont’d)


Second term reorganization
-Brennan
-Appointment
-Advantages
-Characterization
-The President’s schedule
-Colson’s assignments
-Personnel lists
-Exclusions
-The President’s foundations
-Personnel
-Retentions
-Cabinet
-Claude S. Brinegar
-Department of Transportation
-John A. Volpe
-Ambassador to Italy
-Brinegar
-Irish-American
-Catholic
-German-American
-Robert J. Dole
-John A. Scali
-United Nations [UN] ambassador
-Italian-American
-Catholic
-Democrat
-Catholic
-Roy L. Ash
-Subcabinet
-South
-Charles R. Snyder [?]
-Weldon L[amar] Mathis
-Women
-Blacks
-Women
-Jewell S. Lafontant
-UN
-Brennan
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Conversation No. 156-14 (cont’d)

-Frank E. Fitzsimmons
-Paul Hall

New Majority
-Labor
-Gerald R. Ford
-Hall
-National Labor Relations Board [NLRB]
-Changes
-Brennan
-Anti-labor legislation
-John H. Fanning
-Appointment

Colson’s schedule
-Florida trip
-Arrangements
-Haldeman
-Patricia Colson