153–20

Conversation No. 153-20

Date: November 14, 1972
Time: 2:40 pm - 3:08 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 224-26]


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1972 election
-The President’s telephone call to Albert E. Sindlinger
-New York weather
-Banker’s club
-Sindlinger’s comments on Colson
-Politics

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-Second term reorganization
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Recent conversation with the President
-Sindlinger’s business clientele
-Colson’s possible conversation with Sindlinger
-Treasury Department
-George P. Shultz
-Sampling techniques
-Bureau of Labor and Statistics [BLS]
-BLS


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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

1972 election
-Voter turnout
-Sindlinger’s predictions
-Increase
-Analysis
-Telegrams
-Clark MacGregor
-South
-North
-Key states
-Thomas W. (“Teddy”) Gleason
-Telephone call to the President
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-Support for the President
-[George S. McGovern]
-Thank you letters
-Labor leaders
-Form letters
-Labor for Nixon
-Review by Colson and Donald F. Rodgers
-Paul Hall
-San Francisco
-Gleason
-First names
-Familiarity
-List
-Democrats for Nixon
-George C. Wallace supporters
-McGovern statements
-“Sour grapes”
-Compared to Barry M. Goldwater
-1964 election
-Arrogance
-Interview
-Wallace vote
-Solicitation of support
-The President’s charges
-Wavering
-Advertisement
-Issues
-R. Sargent Shriver’s statements
-Campaign ineptness
-Arrogance
-Compared to Adolph Hitler
-McGovern
-Democratic Party
-Jean Westwood
-Mailing lists
-Value
-Loan to Democratic National Committee
-Purpose
-Statements on Democratic Party
-Survival
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-Reactions
-George Meany, Lawrence F. O’Brien, Jr.
-Southern Democrats
-James J. Delaney
-New Majority
-Democracy
-Democratic Party
-Control by McGovern
-Democratic Party
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Control
-McGovern
-Problems
-Democratic National Committee Chairmanship
-Eight
-Massachusetts
-State Democratic Party
-Democratic National Committee
-Fight
-Governors
-Westwood
-McGovern
-John B. Connally
-Labor Leaders
-Meany
-Reconciliation
-Likelihood
-Past splits
-Compared to present split
-Ideology
-McGovern
-Public image
-Mistakes
-Comparison to the President
-1960 election
-Public statements
-Timing
-Chicago
-Democratic National Committee
-Washington, DC
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-Westwood
-Conflicts with Labor Leaders
-Alexander E. Barkan
-American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial
Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-Reaction of Meany
-Democratic Party
-Meany
-Georgia
-Connally
-Democratic Party
-Labor movement
-Votes
-Totals
-The President’s percentage
-Associated Press [AP] count
-White House count
-Recent gains
-Missouri
-Absentees
-Alabama
-Alaska
-Arkansas
-Colorado
-Connecticut
-Absentees
-Georgia
-Illinois
-Different figures
-Secretaries of State
-AP figures
-Absentees
-New Jersey
-North Dakota
-South Carolina
-Washington state
-John G. Schmitz
-Oregon
-California
-Idaho
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-The President’s percentage
-Compared to Lyndon B. Johnson
-Final tally of votes
-Completion date
-Certification
-Electors
-Press reports
-Georgia
-South Carolina
-Arkansas
-New Jersey
-Improvement in the President’s tally
-AP figures
-White House figures
-Secretaries of state
-Final vote
-Compared to Johnson
-Total votes
-White House figures
-McGovern
-Different totals
-AP figures
-Schmitz
-Inaccuracies
-Alabama
-Secretary of State
-The President’s votes
-AP count
-Thank you letters
-List
-Personalization
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons
-Telegram from the President
-Magazine
-Importance
-Local recipients
-[First name unknown] Galtieri
-Pittsburgh
-[First name unknown] Scamicci
-John McCarroll [?]
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-Labor leaders
-Local and regional leaders
-Personalization
-Staff work
-1968 election
-Democrats
-Labor
-Ethnic leaders
-Timing
-Inauguration invitation lists
-Invitation lists
-Church services
-Evenings at White House
-Church services
-Adults
-Children

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-John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
-Seats
-Labor leaders
-Colson’s use
-Businessmen
-Donald McI. Kendall
-Cabinet officers
-Effect

Press relations
-Hugh S.Sidey article in Life, November 14, 1972
-New Establishment
-The President’s accomplishment
-Masses
-Kennedy
-Aura
-Identification with the President
-Power shift
-Reproduction
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-New Majority
-Labor, Democrats, Catholics
-New Majority