Date: November 29, 1972

Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm

Location: Camp David Study Table

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The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 232-7]

Second term reorganization

-Appointments

-Peter J. Brennan

-Meeting with press

-Preparations

-Calls

-George P. Shultz

-George Meany

-Victor Riesel

-Advanced stories

-The President’s meeting with Colson, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D.

Ehrlichman

-Shultz

-John B. Connally

-Henry A. Kissinger

-Planning

-Political operation

-House of Representatives

-Colson’s schedule

-Brennan

-Personnel assignments

-George D. Webster

-Appointment

-Richard G. Kleindienst

-Erwin N. Griswold

-Age

-Letter from Webster

-Harvard Law School Faculty

-Support for George S. McGovern

-Ehrlichman

-Retention

-Retention

-Hearing

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

1972 election

-Final figures

-Secretaries of state

-Certification

-Absentees

-Problems

-Percentage

-George S. McGovern

-John G. Schmitz

-Illinois

-Certification

-Adjustments

-Alaska

-Richard M. Scammon

-The President’s percentage

-Annoucement

-Press reports

-Publicity

-Patrick J. Buchanan’s article on McGovern

-New York Times

-Response

-Theme

-“Dirtiest campaign in history”

-Richard Wilson

-Howard K. Smith

-New York Times

-Editorial

-Quality

-Impact

-The President’s reading file

-Florida

-News summary

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Second term reorganization

-Brennan

-Appointment

-Advantages

-Characterization

-The President’s schedule

-Colson’s assignments

-Personnel lists

-Exclusions

-The President’s foundations

-Personnel

-Retentions

-Cabinet

-Claude S. Brinegar

-Department of Transportation

-John A. Volpe

-Ambassador to Italy

-Brinegar

-Irish-American

-Catholic

-German-American

-Robert J. Dole

-John A. Scali

-United Nations [UN] ambassador

-Italian-American

-Catholic

-Democrat

-Catholic

-Roy L. Ash

-Subcabinet

-South

-Charles R. Snyder [?]

-Weldon L[amar] Mathis

-Women

-Blacks

-Women

-Jewell S. Lafontant

-UN

-Brennan

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-Frank E. Fitzsimmons

-Paul Hall

New Majority

-Labor

-Gerald R. Ford

-Hall

-National Labor Relations Board [NLRB]

-Changes

-Brennan

-Anti-labor legislation

-John H. Fanning

-Appointment

Colson’s schedule

-Florida trip

-Arrangements

-Haldeman

-Patricia Colson