Date: December 17, 1972

Time: 9:56 am – 10:02 am

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

White House social affairs

-Forthcoming worship service

-New Majority

-Colson’s schedule

-Reception for 1972 re-election supporters

-Christmas tree lighting

-Colson’s recent conversation with Kenneth W. Clawson

-Press coverage

-Andrew Jackson analogy

-New Majority

-Republicans

-Democrats, labor

Henry A. Kissinger briefing, December 16, 1972

-Press and radio coverage

-US bombing

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-B-52s

-Timing

-1973 Inauguration

-Christmas

-Mood of country

-Retail sales

-Industrial production

-Radio coverage

-Settlement agreement

-Press coverage

-Doves

-George S. McGovern

-Veterans groups

-Prisoners of War [POWs]