Date: October 28, 1972

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Time: 9:34 pm – 9:53 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

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Amnesty issue

-The President’s remarks in Mantana Corners, Ohio,

October 28, 1972

-Radio coverage

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George S. McGovern

-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] report on remarks

-Problems for McGovern

-Response to loss of election

-The President, Barry M. Goldwater

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-Public reaction

-Roger H. Mudd

Vietnam

-Nguyen Van Thieu

-Complaints

-Washington Star reports

-Peace settlement

-Albert E. Sindlinger poll

-Support for the President

-McGovern criticism

-Possible perception of political motivations

-Thieu’s response

-News reports and speculation

-CBS

-French radio

-Public reaction

-William P. Rogers

-Henry A. Kissinger

-Previous conversation with Colson

-Briefing of surrogates

-Rogers and the President

-Role in campaign

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1972 election

-Support for the President

-McGovern’s statement

-Need for emphasis

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-Packet for Burroughs

-The President’s example in 1960

-Cardinal Richard Cushing’s statement

-Illinois election

-Refusal to contest vote count

-The President’s “One America” speech

-Theme

-Contrast with McGovern’s statement

-Replay on radio

-The President’s conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Possible interpretation by the press

-The President’s radio address on the Philosophy of Government, October 21, 1972

-“New Majority”

Watergate

-Colson’s suit

-Advice

-Rogers

-Deposition to Edward Bennett Williams

-Haldeman

-Sworn testimony

-Relationship with E. Howard Hunt, Jr.

-Williams

-Washington Post

-Benjamin C. Bradlee

-Charge against Colson

-Proof of malice by Washington Post

-Washington Post’s motives

-Proof of damage

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Vietnam

-Peace settlement

-Thieu’s position

-North Vietnamese position

-Kissinger

-Poll data

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CBS

-White House position

-Future communication

-Clay T. (“Tom”) Whitehead

-Calls from CBS officials about re-runs

-Colson’s view

1972 campaign

-Surrogates