31–128

Conversation No. 31-128

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:05 pm - 7:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 369-19]

Congressional adjournment
-The President's previous call from Margaret Chase Smith and Michael J.
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Campaign issues
-Amnesty
-George Meany's call to George P. Shultz
-Understanding of White house staff
-Abortion, aid to parochial schools
-Revenue sharing
-The President’s view
-Issues with individual impact
-National defense
-Economy
-Welfare abuse
-Draft dodgers
-Parochial aid
-Abortion
-National character
-The President compared with George S. McGovern
-Analysis
-Peter Arnett
-Article cited in news summary
-The President's Vietnam War action
-May 8, 1972 decision to bomb Hanoi and mine
Haiphong harbor
-McGovern's stance compared with tide of country
-The President’s view
-Vietnam
-McGovern's speech
-Taxes
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-McGovern's spending proposals


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The President's schedule
-Philadelphia appearance on revenue sharing
-New York
-Kentucky
-Ohio
-Use of radio
-Bill signing
-Young veterans group
-Young labor group
-Possible television coverage
-The President's meeting with prisoners of war [POWs] families
-Young labor group


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Campaign issues
-Vietnam War
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons's view of McGovern's proposals