Secret White House Tapes

16–97

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16–97
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Charles W. Colson
December 10, 1971
Conversation No. 16-97

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: 8:16 pm - 8:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)



Weekly Summary
-William H. Rehnquist Confirmation
-Senate veto [Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971]
-Tax Bill
-Stock Market
-Wire service reports
-Investment psychology

Rehnquist confirmation
-Vote
-Edward W. Brooke
-Jacob K. Javits
-Clifford P. Case
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-President’s strength
-News stories

Retail sales
-October
-Annual growth rate
-Inflation
-Christmas indicators
-Harold C. Passer

Weekly Summary
-Stock Market
-Rehnquist
-Taxes
-Day care
-Congressional recess

Tax bill
-Congressional Democrats
-Repeal
-Section 315
-Check-off
-Forthcoming campaign
-Television time

Spiro T. Agnew
-Conservatives
-Breakfast meeting
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)



-William F. Buckley, Jr. and William A. Rusher
-Defense budget
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger

Defense Budget
-Left wing opposition
-Meeting
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Knowledge
-Opposition in Senate
-President’s veto of Day Care Bill, December 9, 1971
-Media opposition
-Network
-Columnists
-James J. Kilpatrick, Jr.
-Public opinion

Campaign
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Planned news events for January 4, 1972
-Frank F. Fitzsimmons
-John N. Mitchell
-Fitzsimmons’ mood
-James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa

Agnew
-President's support
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