31–87

Conversation No. 31-87

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 7:41 pm - 7:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

Television coverage of the President
-The President's October 16, 1972 appearance before the National League of
Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham's comments
-Coverage compared to the President's Atlanta trip
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-Network coverage
-Audience reaction
-Camera angles
-The President's remarks on amnesty
-The President's remarks on Vietnam War prisoners of war [POW’s]
-Columbia Broadcasting Sytem [CBS] comments about George S. McGovern
and the National League of Families
-Colson’s reaction
-Coverage
-William J. Baroody, Jr.
-Polls
-George H. Gallup


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Television coverage
-Campaign practices
-Clark MacGregor's comments about smear campaign
-Donald H. Segretti, Dwight L. Chapin
-McGovern’s allegations
-McGregor’s comments
-Possible public reaction
-Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin
-The President's appearance before POW families group, October 16, 1972
-Colson’s view
-Compared with McGovern’s coverage
-CBS coverage
-Audience reaction
-Amnesty issue comments
-Comparison to coverage of McGovern’s activities
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)

-McGovern’s possible reaction
-National Broadcasting Company [NBC]
-Comment on Vietnam negotiations
-The President's position on amnesty and POW issue

Campaign practices
-MacGregor's comments

Campaign strategy
-Reaction to charges against the President and the
President's campaign
-MacGregor, Robert J. Dole