Secret White House Tapes

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8–84
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Charles W. Colson
September 10, 1971
Conversation No. 8-84

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: 3:53 pm - 4:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 276-7]

The President's recent speech to Congress
-Wires
-Colson's talk with Robert P. Griffin
-Television gallery
-Mark O. Hatfield
-Howard H. Baker, Jr.
-Colson's talk with Edward W. Brooke
-Reactions
-Menial work


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-The Great Depression
-Brooke's call to Colson
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-Washington Post story
-Welfare statement
-Support for the President
-Republicans
-Numbers
-Labor leaders reaction
-Colson's talk with Frank E. Fitzsimmons
-Fitzsimmons
-Quoted
-George Meany's office
-Fitzsimmons
-Meany's reaction
-Meany's cooperation
-Deferred wage increase
-Labor’s situation
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's poll
-David E. Bradshaw
-Democrat
-Talks with working men
-Travels
-Denver, Colorado
-Tampa, Florida
-Minnesota
-Missouri
-Attitudes toward the President
-Compared with six months earlier
-President and labor leaders
-Rank and file
-Polls
-Haldeman
-George H. Gallup
-Louis Harris
-Possible future numbers
-Vietnam War and economy
-Stock market simile
-Harris
-Incumbency
-Night television
-Applause
-Haldeman's comments about news coverage
-Network coverage
-Minutes
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-National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
-American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC]
-NBC
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Delivery
-Prime time
-Democrats
-Henry M. (\"Scoop\") Jackson
-Vietnam elections
-News summary
-Labor support
-The President's speech
-Television
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Television appearance


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The President’s recent speech to Congress
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Freeze end announcement
-Business decisions
-Phase II announcement
-John B. Connally
-Date
-Stock market
-Condition
-Colson's talk with Albert H. Gordon
-Freeze end
-Uncertainty in November 1971
-Dow Jones
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-Hiatus
-Colson's memo to Connally
-Talking points
-Temporary freeze
-Permanent system
-Date
-Planning
-Date
-Inflation
-Wage and price freeze
-Colson's speakers
-The President's speech
-Commitment to fight
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Senate
-Connally
-Meany reaction
-Wires
-Quoted
-Labor cooperation
-Administration sincerity
-Phase II announcement
-Connally
-President’s speech to Congress, September 9, 1971
-Freeze
-Uncertainty
-Wall Street
-Gordon
-Need to stop
-Labor
-Uncertainty
-Connally
-Japanese meeting
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-Memo from Colson
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