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On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:37 pm to 11:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-102 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: Charles W. Colson talked with the President. The President's Vietnam settlement announcement - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman - United Press International [UPI] - Robert C. Byrd - Barry M. Goldwater - Associated Press [AP] - Hubert H. Humphrey - Robert J. Dole - John G. Tower - Editors - Thomas Vail's comments - William B. Saxbe - James J. Kilpatrick, Jr. - George D. Aiken - John C. Stennis - Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends - Prisoners of War [POWs] wives - Beatrice Williams - Mrs. Grubb - Mrs. Donald Shea - Carol Hanson - Colson's view - National Broadcasting System [NBC] - Edward M. Kennedy - Edmund S. Muskie - Clairborne Pell - Labor - Donald Rogers - Michael P. Balzano, Jr. - Frank E. Fitzsimmons - George Meany - Peter J. Brennan - Veterans groups - Americans for Winning the Peace - Public relations [PR] efforts - Advertisements - Telephone calls to press - Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] - Marvin L. Kalb, [Arnold] Eric Sevareid - Television [TV] ratings - Compared to the President's November 3, 1969 speech - Delivery - Haldeman - Lyndon B. Johnson - TV interviews - Veterans - Senators - Jacob K. Jarvits - Humphrey - Tower - Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson - Dole - Henry A. Kissinger's schedule - Laird - Congressional briefing - The President's budget message - John D. Ehrlichman - The President's January 25, 1972 speech - Public reaction - Meeting with Haldeman and Ehrlichman - Network coverage - Talk shows - Kissinger - Laird - Relations with Congress - Kissinger - Schedule - Press coverage - Control. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.