Secret White House Tapes

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24–155
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Charles W. Colson
  • Stephen B. Bull
May 16, 1972
Conversation No. 24-155

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: 3:59 pm - 4:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

Vietnam
-Vote in Senate on Robert C. Byrd amendment
-The President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Robert A. Taft, Jr.'s vote
-Reasons
-Previous support
-Forthcoming call from Colson
-Richard S. Schweiker
-Charles H. Percy
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-Percy
-Polls
-Calls
-Robert W. Galvin [?]
-Vote
-Reasons
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-Roman C. Pucinski
-Support for the President
-Change in position on Vietnam
-Colson’s vote
-Taft's vote

John B. Connally's departure
-Handling


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-The President's walk to Treasury Department
-Haldeman
-Press photographs
-George C. Wallace
-Wire stories
-Crowds
-The President's chats
-Associated Press [AP] story
-Gaylord Shaw
-Presence of children
-Foreign tourists
-Fears for safety
-Publicity
-Reassurance to nation
-Caution

The President conferred with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time.

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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-Allen J. Ellender's movies
-Attendance

[End of conferral]

Assault on Wallace
-Arthur H. Bremer
-Political affiliations
-Press stories
-Kenneth W. Clawson
-Young Democrats
-Interest in politics
-Father's statement
-Support of Hubert H. Humphrey
-Planning of assassination
-Publicity
-John D. Ehrlichman and Haldeman
-Possible labels
-Wallace as candidate
-Wallace not a candidate
-Wallace's condition
-Paralysis
-Unknown neurosurgeon
-Dr. William M. Lukash's and Dr. Walter R. Tkach's assessments


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Vietnam
-Blockade
-Press criticism of the President
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-Risks to Soviet summit
-Colson's Request for a call to Haldeman
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Peter Lisagor
-The President's support
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons

1972 election
-Labor
-Fitzsimmons
-Lack of support for Humphrey
-Support for the President
-Work for George S. McGovern
-Support for the President


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West Coast dock strike
-Fitzsimmons's actions
-Money to Harry Bridges
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