330–17

Conversation No. 330-17

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 11:45 am - 12:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles W. Colson.


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The President's Philadelphia speech on non-public education

John Cardinal Krol
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-Conversation with Colson
-Reaction to the President's visit
-Dinner
-1968 campaign
-White House church service
-Remarks concerning the President
-1968
-Catholics' views

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:45 am.

Refreshment
-Calories

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.

The President's Philadelphia speech on non-public education
-Opposition
-John B. Connally
-Reasons
-Aid for non-public education
-Public schools
-Lack of confidence
-Need for religion
-Criticisms
-Fundamentalists
-National Education Association [NEA]
-Colson's meeting with Krol
-The President's convictions
-Krol's understanding of the Catholic Church
-Respect for the President
-Domestic Council
-Conflicts
-John Dewey
-Progressive education proponents
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Margaret Chase Smith
-Ed [Surname unknown]
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-The President's convictions
-Connally's remarks
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Conv. No. 330-17 (cont.)

-Richardson
-Tax credits
-Support for aid
-Prejudice
-Antagonism
-NEA
-Political damage
-Knights of Columbus
-Southern Baptists
-Fred Rose
-Assessment
-Southern Baptists

Catholics
-Views on population control
-Timing
-Patricia Colson
-Abortion
-Colson's church attendance
-Literature
-Opposition to abortion and legalization of marijuana


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Campaign practices
-Reports from inside George S. McGovern organization
-Compared with George W. Romney
-Lack of humor
-Organization
-Strength
-Douglas L. Hallett
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Conv. No. 330-17 (cont.)

-Former roommate
-Providing information to White House


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Congress
-Check-off Bill
-Presidential veto
-Reasons
-Press coverage
-Bipartisan support
-Passage in Senate
-Conference consideration
-House

Colson's conversation with unknown person


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Campaign practices
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-Theoretical attack by McGovern
-Use of rumor
-Missouri
-New Hampshire
-Photographs
-Oregon primary
-Press coverage


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International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case
-Senate Judiciary Committee hearings
-Schedule
-Colson's conversation with Wallace H. Johnson
-Hiram L. Fong
-Strom Thurmond
-Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.
-James O. Eastland
-Hugh Scott
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-Witnesses
-Clark MacGregor
-Richard G.Kleindienst
-John N. Mitchell
-Robert C. Mardian
-Roman L. Hruska

Education
-The President's Philadelphia speech draft
-John K. Andrews, Jr.
-Patrick J. Buchanan
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Conv. No. 330-17 (cont.)

-Note to Colson
-Nuances
-Religion
-Buchanan
-Sensitivities to Catholic view

Colson left at 12:23 pm.