147–9

Conversation No. 147-9

Date: October 7, 1972
Time: 12:33 pm - 1:00 pm
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Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 217-24]

Radio speech on Federal spending, October 7, 1972
-Analysis
-Use of radio
-Ease
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Comparisons
-Welfare
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Spending
-George S. McGovern's proposals, Congress
-Family analogy
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Congressional committees
-Number
-Fred B. Rhodes
-Veterans Administration [VA]
-View of President’s radio speech
-The President's radio voice
-Other possible topics
-Veterans
-Farmers
-Speech by the President
-Grain deal
-Administration’s position
-Chicago
-Compared to motorcade
-Labor
-Labor Day
-Defense and American spirit
-Aid to private schools
-Advantages of radio
-Television
-Press coverage
-The President’s radio voice
-Columnists
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-A. James Reichley
-McGovern
-Presentation of issues
-McGovern
-The President’s preparation of speech
-Radio compared to television
-Promotion on radio
-Colson’s view
-Tax relief for retirees
-Richard M. Scammon
-Samuel Lubell
-The President’s press conference
-Press coverage
-Camp David

Scammon
-Louis P. Harris poll
-Slippage
-Campaign
-\"Dirty trick\"
-Chicago Tribune syndicate
-Gary Hart
-McGovern


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The President's comment in radio speech
-Federal spending
-Non-partisan nature
-Bryce N. Harlow
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-The President’s instructions
-George H. Mahon
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Carl B. Albert
-Russell B. Long
-Senate Finance Committee
-McGovern

McGovern
-Slippage
-Ku Klux Klan [KKK]
-Republican Party
-Comparisons
-\"Rum, Romanism and Rebellion\"
-Jacob K. Javits
-Robert J. Dole
-Republicans
-Blacks
-Washington Post
-Joseph McCarthy
-Possible use of black to reply
-Defense department
-Johnnie Johnson
-Brig. Gen. Daniel (\"Chappy\") James, Jr.
-Kenneth W. Clawson
-Demagogue charge against Nixon
-Amnesty
-Tax issue
-Increase
-Administration’s response
-Cleveland speech
-Defense
-Foreign policy
-Press corps
-William P. Rogers
-Howard K. Smith
-Comments

Welfare
-Liberals
-The President’s recent radio address
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-Taxes
-Democratic proposal
-$1000 per person

McGovern
-Clawson
-McCarthyism
-William Greider
-Washington Post
-Charge of Republicans paying Negroes not to vote
-Vietnam
-Communists
-Administration’s stance
-Monday magazine
-Republican National Committee [RNC]
-McGovern cartoon
-Bombing
-Communists
-Defense
-Jobs
-Melvin R. Laird
-Communists
-Communists
-South Vietnamese
-Population
-Upcoming speeches

Republican advertisements
-Vietnam
-Colson’s previous conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Meeting
-Haldeman’s view
-Speeches
-Advertisement writers
-Defense of administration policy
-Amnesty
-Potential Republican losses
-Youth vote
-Jewish vote
-Potential Republican gains
-Blue collar
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-Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
-Domestic Council
-Disagreement
-Haldeman
-Vietnam
-Korea
-World War II
-Canada

The President's speeches for radio broadcast
-Farm
-Special issues
-Private school
-Goals for the future compared to issues
-Columnists
-View of the American people
-Relevant issues
-Scarsdale
-Columnists

The President's Federal spending speech
-Taxes
-Welfare
-Public view

Baseball game