Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown Between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 263-13]
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Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Possible telephone poll
-Rowland Evans and Robert Novak
-Press statement
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-President's forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Wording
-Intent Conv. No. 6-163 (cont.)
-Calls to Kennedy's office
-Public housing speech July 20th
-Edward W. Brooke's conversations with Colson
Brooke
-President's PRC initiative
-Conversation with President and Henry A. Kissinger
-Forthcoming foreign policy speech
-Antiballistic missile [ABM] position
Colson's memorandum to President
-George Meany
-PRC
Legislative leaders meeting
-Comments to President
-National economy
-President's China initiative
Republican legislative leaders
-Clark MacGregor
Conv. No. 6-163 (cont.)
Herbert F. De Simone
-Conversations with Colson
-The President's visit to Newport
-President's China initiative
-Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to Korea
-Support of young people
-Stock market effect
-Arthur F. Burns
-Interest rates
Republican legislative leaders
-Statements on economy
-Previous meeting with President
-Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman
President's leadership
-Initiative compared to reactive nation of past actions
-Berlin
-Cuba
-Korea
-Republican National Committee meeting in Denver
-Robert J. Dole
George Gallup
-Poll of Democrats
-Kennedy supporters
-Louis Harris’ comments to Colson
-Analysis of raw data
-Youth, black voters
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Vietnam war issue
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President's China initiative
-President's popularity
-Kissinger's conversation with Hugh S. Sidey
-Time, Life editors
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC],
American Broadcasting Company [ABC]
-Frank Stanton
-Colson's memorandum to Haldeman Conv. No. 6-163 (cont.)
-Television coverage
-Compared to other networks
-Stanton
-Julian Goodman
-Mary McGrory
-Column July 19th
-Possible election effect
-Possible trips to the PRC
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield, Kennedy, Edmund S. Muskie
-Haldeman's concerns
-Muskie's visit to Moscow
-Political repercussions
-\"Doves\"
-Vietnam War issue
-Future negotiations
Republican legislative leaders
-Colson's possible action in forthcoming staff meeting
-Haldeman, Ehrlichman
-MacGregor
-Cabinet
-Support for President's policies