On December 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:11 pm to 10:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-131 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Charles W. Colson. Bermuda Azores Media - John W. Chancellor - National Broadcast Corporation [NBC] program ["A Day in the Life of the President"] - Editing - Content - President's image - Comparisons - Harry S. Truman - Dwight D. Eisenhower - John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson - Ending of show discussed - Interview with Thelma C. ("Pat") Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox - John A. Scali's impression - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman - President's comments to Haldeman - Patricia Colson's reaction - Sound quality - Compared to the Oval Office [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/18/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [016-131- W001] [Duration: 7s] Media - John W. Chancellor - A Day in the Life of the President - Sound quality Media - John W. Chancellor - National Broadcast Corporation [NBC] program ["A Day in the Life of the President"] - Lighting - Julie Nixon Eisenhower - North Carolina - Forthcoming visit to Duke University - Labor legislation - Haldeman - Feelings towards show - Scali - Dwight L. Chapin - Discussion of show with Colson - End of show - Description - Interview with Chancellor - Return to the White House - Ratings - People's reactions - Polls George Meany - Letter from President - Wishes for speedy recovery - Health - James Suffridge - Plan for Suffridge to take over for Meany Meeting with British in Bermuda, December 20, 1971 News summaries - Lyndon K. ("Mort") Allin Press - Coverage - Positive over past three weeks - India- Pakistan War - Negative - Public apathy - Harris poll [?] Stock market - Performance - Attitude - John B. Connally Press - Attitude - Colson's view - Time and Newsweek - Influence Consumer Price Index [CPI] - James D. Hodgson prediction - Excise tax President's trips abroad - Justification - British and French - Henry A. Kissinger - Effect on foreign leadership - NBC program - Chancellor - Gen. Charles A.J.M. de Gaulle comparison - Parallels - Truman - Dwight Eisenhower - Kennedy - Johnson - President favorably compared to - Positive tone - Ending show - Dramatic emphasis Media - Julie Eisenhower's Christmas Eve show - Publicity - Public awareness - Time and Newsweek - Additional print media - NBC - Letter from President - Robert W. Sarnoff - Chancellor - Julian Goodman - Chancellor - Dinner party - Colson's conversation with Chancellor -1972 Presidential campaign Europeans [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/18/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [016-131- W005] [Duration: 25s] 1972 campaign - Charles W. Colson's opinion - Momentum Edward R.G. Heath Georges J.R. Pompidou - Negotiations - Length Press photographs - Effects - New York Times - Public's good feelings Economy - Unemployment - Insurance unemployment claims - CPI - Hodgson - Wholesale price index - Stability - Retail sales President's image - Charisma - British and French - Mood of country - Importance - Effects - John F. Kennedy - Charisma -1960's - Johnson - Albert E. Sindlinger poll of Meany confrontation - Public image of President - Poll results - NBC - Compared to one- On- One show - Colson's view - President's image - Importance - Sindlinger poll - Scali's opinion - Scali's call to Colson - Scali's opinion of NBC program - End of show - Haldeman - Image conveyed - Reactions - Public opinion Economy - Peter G. Peterson - Jobs. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
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