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Conversation No. 371-6

Date: October 20, 1972
Time: 9:16 am - 9:50 am
Location: Executive Office Building
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The President met with Charles W. Colson.

Colson's schedule

The President's schedule
-Gen. William C. Westmoreland


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George S. McGovern
-Watergate allegations
-The President’s involvement


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Campaign practices and Watergate
-McGovern’s October 19, 1972 attacks
-Allegations regarding the President
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-White House response
-The President’s view
-McGovern’s tone
-Compared to Hubert H. Humphrey


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Campaign practices and Watergate
-McGovern’s allegations regarding the President
-Vietnam
-McGovern’s strategy
-Possible public response
-Food prices

Campaign issues
-National economy news
-George P. Shultz
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Consumer Price Index [CPI]
-Vietnam
-Henry A. Kissinger’s efforts on a possible peace settlement
-Effect on McGovern’s campaign
-Marvin Kalb’s statement
-R. Sargent Shriver’s statement
-Thomas W. Braden’s article


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[Duration: 2m 49s ]


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Campaign practices
-McGovern campaign
-In-fighting
-Desperation
-Thomas P. Eagleton, Shriver
-Money problems
-Publicity
-Al Smith Dinner
-McGovern's speech
-Vice President Agnew’s speech
-Terrence Cardinal Cooke

Issues
-The President's role
-Kissinger's role
-Budget
-Taxes
-The President's conduct compared to McGovern's conduct


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Campaign issues
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-The President’s strategy
-Agnew's statements on amnesty
-Agnew’s handling of hecklers
Demonstrators
-Ehrlichman’s conversation with Frank L. Rizzo
-Police State comment

News stories
-Patrick J. Buchanan’s ability to monitor the news
-McGovern’s lack of success
-Corruption issue and Donald H. Segretti
-Visit from prisoner of war [POW] wives, October 16, 1972

The President's schedule
-Revenue sharing
-Signing ceremony I Philadelphia, October 20, 1972\\
-Radio speech on education, October 25, 1972

Revenue sharing

1972 Campaign practices

McGovern's allegations regarding the President
-Agnew’ statements
-The President compared to Adolf Hitler
-Public reaction
-Agnew’s recent speech in Cleveland
-Labor

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Colson left at 9:50 am.