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Conversation No. 377-15

Date: October 29, 1972
Time: 10:20 am - 10:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles W. Colson.


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The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming trip to Chicago
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Roman C. Pucinski
-Signs
-Alderman
-Michael P. Balzano, Jr.
-Thomas J. Houser
-Washington Post statement
-Charles H. Percy
-The President’s conversation with Haldeman
-Saginaw, Michigan, October 28, 1972
-Robert P. Griffin
-The President’s remarks
-Audience
-Amnesty
-The President’s recent remarks
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Radio address on Defense Policy, October 29, 1972
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-The President’s draft
-Defense of freedom
-Draft
-Volunteer army
-Amnesty
-Penalty
-Amnesty
-[George S. McGovern]
-Credibility
-The President’s tone
-Draft evaders
-Prison terms
-Abraham Lincoln’s policy
-Prisoners of war [POWs]



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Haldeman entered at 10:30 am.


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Campaign practices
-John S.V. (“Jack”) Knight's view of 1972 election
-Recent article
-Tone
-McGovern
-The president’s accomplishments
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] opening, peace, revenue sharing
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-Corruption
-White House staff campaign organization
-US-Soviet Union wheat deal
-Knight
-Response
-Corruption charges
-Effect
-Post-1972 election
-Wire story
-Strategy
-Possible libel suit
-Colson, Dwight L. Chapin, Haldeman
-White paper
-Distribution to editors, surrogates
-Publication of record
-Distribution to editors, television [TV] broadcasters
-Question
-Herbert G. Klein
-Distribution to Knight
-Assignment

An unknown person talked with the President at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:55
am.

[Conversation No. 377-15A]

[End of telephone conversation]

Campaign practices
-Desire for accurate record

Press and media relations
-Pool
-Wire services
-California plane
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Problems
-Files
-Warren, Ohio
-Audience
-Michigan
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Campaign practices
-White paper
-Klein
-Telephone calls to editors
-Possible suit
-Maurice Stans
-William P. Rogers
-Corruption charges
-Effect
-Post 1972 election
-US-Soviet Union wheat deal
-ITT settlement
-Carpet industry
-Double standard
-Democratic campaign practices
-Use of obscenities
-Headquarters burning
-Thrown fire bombs
-Publicity
-Robert J. Dole


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The forthcoming briefing of surrogates
-White paper

Polls
-October 28, 1972

Unknown person
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Haldeman and Colson left at 10:55 am.