775–6

Conversation No. 775-6

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: 11:04 am - 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

The President's schedule
-Review of breakfast meeting
-Presentation by Colson
-Poll data
-Effective use of charts
-Participation by group
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-William P. Rogers
-Melvin R. Laird
-Use of exact quotes
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6m 9s ]


Haldeman entered at 11:07 am.


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Tape Subject Log
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Watergate
-Lawrence F. O’Brien, Jr.
-Lawsuits
-John W. Dean, III's memorandum
-Complaint filed
-O’Brien
-Clark MacGregor
-Finance Committee
-Committee for Reelection
-Aquiring depositions
-O'Brien
-Frank F. Mankiewicz
-Gary W. Hart
-Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
-Members of Democratic National Committee
-Defense counsel
-O’Brien lawsuit
-Timing
-Depositions
-Possible questions
-Legal counsel
-Kenneth W. Parkinson
-F. Lee Bailey
-John N. Mitchell
-[First name unknown] Dickstein (sp?)
-Maurice H. Stans vs. O'Brien
-Allegations
-Depositions
-Media impact
-Counter claims
-Timing
-Judge Charles R. Richey
-First Amendment
-Committee for Reelection
-Finance Committee
-Legal repercussions
-Robert J. Dole
-Case
-First Amendment
-Common Cause
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)

-Link
-George S. McGovern Finance Committee
-District of Columbia corporation
-Report to General Accounting Office [GAO]
-Washington Post article
-Cover up
-Motive
-Murray M. Chotiner
-Contributors
-Overseer
-Summation of legal actions
-Harassment
-Public relations
-Democratic National Committee debt
-Common Cause suit
-Corrupt Practices Act

Public relations
-Melvin R. Laird
-Speechwriters
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Earl L. Butz
-Television appearance
-Laird

The President’s press conference
-Amount of public reaction
-Demonstrators

1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany
-Chris Schenkel
-Telephone call from the President
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Television coverage
-US vs. Soviet Union basketball game
-Hugh Scott
-Barometer of public opinion
-Basketball medal
-Replay of game
-Equestrian event
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-Archie Bunker
-US standing in medal ratings
-Re-review of basketball game
-Possible Soviet Union loss of gold medal


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 31s ]


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Media coverage
-Watergate
-Public opinion
-Washington Post
-New York Times
-Networks
-Headline coverage
-Effect
-Present compared to 1968
-Frank Stanton and William S. Paley
-Colson’s efforts
-Daniel L. Schorr
-News story
-Brother
-Adviser to McGovern
-Wife's position on Edmund S. Muskie's staff
-The President’s position
-Future policy
-Stanton and Paley
-John Gavin
-Thomas C. Whitehead
-Increase of commercial networks on television
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Tape Subject Log
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-Cable television
-Colson’s schedule
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-The President’s position
-Media
-Colson
-Problems
-Public opinion
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Newspaper Guild
-Non-endorsement of the President
-Newsday
-Robert D. Novak
-Issues and Answers
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Cabinet
-Congress
-Adjournment
-Revenue sharing
-The President’s view


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[Duration: 8m 40s ]


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Public relations
-Butz
-Publicity
-Bumper stickers
-Clifford M. Hardin
-Compared to Butz
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Cabinet
-Stans

Watergate
-Possible commission
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Earl Warren
-Common Cause
-John W. Gardner
-Staff qualifications
-American Bar Association [ABA]
-President
-Relation to campaign
-Robert W. Meserve
-Mitchell
-Kleindienst
-Announcement of indictments
-Establishment of Commission
-Warren
-Agreement
-Abe Fortas
-Lyndon B. Johnson advisor
-Board of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
-Public opinion
-Possible nomination as Chief Justice


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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[Duration: 12m 15s ]


Colson left at 12:00 pm.


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Redecoration of White House
-New facilities
-Restrooms
-Family dining room
-State Dining Room
-Forthcoming visit by Andrei A. Gromyko
-Pantry
-Restroom
-Kitchen on second floor
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-San Clemente
-The President’s view
-Modernization
-Family style
-The President's bedroom
-Refrigerator
-Madison Hotel
-Refreshments


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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[Duration: 27s ]


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Colson
-Performance at breakfast briefing
-Haldeman’s view

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:00 pm.
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Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Photographs

Haldeman and Bull left at 12:09 pm.