Secret White House Tapes

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39–91
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Charles W. Colson
June 5, 1973
Conversation No. 39-91

Date: June 5, 1973
Time: 1:22 pm - 1:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See also Conversation No. 441-13]

Colson’s forthcoming interview with Howard K. Smith

-Timing

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 39-91 (cont’d)

-Watergate

-Press attacks on President


Watergate
-Media reaction
-London Times
-International reaction
-David Brinkley
-Popular opinion

-Colson’s attendance at wedding of partner’s son

-Stock market

-Media coverage

-Democrats’ leaders

-Popular opinion

-President’s resignation

-President’s impeachment

-Paul N. (“Pete”) McCloskey, Jr.

-National economy

-Possible effect

National economy
-Stock market
-Colson’s conversation with unknown broker

Watergate
-Colson’s forthcoming interview with Smith
-Hugh Scott’s statement, June 5
-Bernard W. Fensterwald quotation
-President’s innocence
-Resignations of H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
-President’s cooperation
-President’s papers

-Colson’s meetings with President

-President’s investigation

-John W. Dean, III

-Contacts with President
-Executive privilege
-L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III hearings
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 39-91 (cont’d)

-Ervin Committee
-President’s telephone call to Colson, May 21
-Special Counsel
-President’s investigation
-Purpose
-President’s telephone call to Colson in Boston, April 12
-Colson’s recommendations to Ehrlichman
-Dean’s visit to United States Attorney
-Immunity
-President’s investigation
-Effects
-President’s meeting with Dean, March 21
-William O. Bittman
-Blackmail
-President’s communication with Attorney General
-Dean’s contacts

-Henry E. Petersen

-Richard G. Kleindienst

-President’s knowledge
-President’s investigation
-President’s call to Colson in Boston, April 12
-Colson’s meeting with Ehrlichman, April 13
-Dean’s meeting with United States attorney, April 14
-Purpose
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Colson’s recommendations
-President’s conversations with Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Dean
-Effect
-President’s knowledge
-President’s meetings with Colson

-Evidence

-Mitchell

-Role
-Colson’s forthcoming interview with Smith
-Dean
-Colson’s testimony
-Dean
-Haldeman’s and Ehrlichman’s possible statements
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 39-91 (cont’d)

-Attacks on President

-Immunity

-Colson’s forthcoming interview with Smith

-James W. McCord, Jr.

-Fensterwald

-Dean

-Use of information

-Immunity

-Resignation

-Contrasted with Haldeman and Ehrlichman
-President’s remarks on White House staff cooperation
-White House staff involvement
-Dean
-Timing
-Smith’s view of White House position
-Attacks on President
-President’s role
-Colson’s knowledge of first question
-Archibald Cox’s conflict with Ervin Committee
-Attacks on President
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