342–27

Conversation No. 342-27

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 2:20-3:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met Charles W. Colson.

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, pp.
1-14]

[End of transcribed portion]


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Vietnam
-The President's support among Republicans
-The President's conversation with Hugh Scott
-Clark MacGregor
-Michael J. Mansfield Amendment
-Republican support
-Soviet Summit
-Senators
-Reaction
-Edward W. Brooke
-Massachusetts
-Democratic opposition
-Richard S. Schweiker
-Colson’s view
-Charles McC. Mathias
-Colson’s view
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 342-27 (cont.)

-Charles H. Percy
-Margaret Chase Smith
-Colson’s view
-Robert A.G. Monks

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Katherine L. Graham
-Activities
-Stock
-American Stock Exchange holdings
-Security and Exchange Commission
-Colson’s plan
-Washington social scene
-Possible invitation to White House dinner
-Role
-Kenneth W. Clawson, Jr.
-Washington Post staff


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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 342-27 (cont.)

National economy
-Food prices
-Release of data
-Meat prices
-Changes
-Possible effect on election
-Inflation
-White House response
-Freeze
-Inflation
-Expansion
-Retail sales
-Weather
-Impact
-Housing
-Dollar strength

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, pp.
14-16]

[End of transcribed portion]

The President’s schedule
-The press
-Effect on the President’s actions
-Holidays
-President's morning routine
-Colson’s routine
-Manolo Sanchez

Press
-New York Times and Washington Post
-The President’s view
-Editorials
-Intent
-The President’s policies
-News summaries
-White House staff efforts
-Chicago Tribune
-New York Times and Washington Post
-Washington readership
-News Summary
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-27 (cont.)

-Value
-Percy
-Attitudes
-Contacts with constituency
-Austin Kiplinger
-Compilation
-Clawson role
-Republicans
-Business
-Compilation
-White House staff
-American Enterprise Institute
-Congress
-The President’s view
-Post-election implementation
-New York Times and Washington Post influence
-Purpose of summary
-Dissemination
-Purpose
-White House
-Non-involvement
-National Media Analysis group
-Resources
-Washington Post
-New York Times
-Graham
-Political cartoons
-Herblock (Herbert Block)
-Media bias
-Washington Post
-The President’s view
-Effect
-Frequency
-Effect

Colson left at 3:30 pm.