Date: December 26, 1972

Time: 6:47 pm – 6:56 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with George E. Allen.

Greetings

Washington Redskins – Green Bay Packers, play off game, December 24, 1972

-The President’s viewing on television [TV]

-Florida

-Allen’s view of game

-Defense

-John Brockington

Redskins’ forthcoming game against the Dallas Cowboys

-Calvin Hill

-Cowboys

-Allen’s view

-Super Bowl contenders

-Roger Staubach

-Status for starting game

-Ability

-Running

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-Previous game against the Cleveland Browns

-Last Dallas-Washington game

-Allen’s view

-Emotion

-Playoffs

-Larry Brown

-AstroTurf

-AstroTurf

-Compared to grass

-Injuries

-John Wilbur

-Health

-Diron Talbert

-Verlon Biggs

-Robert Lilly

-Conservative starts string

-The President’s attendance at game

-Allen’s team pep talk

-Desire for victory

-Cowboys’ defending Super Bowl champion status

-Press coverage of the Redskins

-Press coverage of Redskins

-Team spirit

-Obligation to the city of Washington, DC

-Chicago Bears

-Los Angeles Rams

-Injuries

-Game plan

-Allen’s view

-Allen’s feelings towards Texas

-Dallas

-Location of National Football League [NFL] Pro Bowl

-Tex Schramm

-Alvin R. (“Pete”) Rozelle

-Kicking game

-Michael Bragg

-Curt Knight

-The President’s view

-Bragg

-Allen’s recent award to Bragg

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-Clock radio

-Knight

-Field goals

-Kickoffs

-Redskins-Packers playoff game

-Fans’ feelings towards Redskins

-Compared to Los Angeles

-Los Angeles Coliseum

-Compared to [Robert F. Kennedy] [RFK] stadium

-Acoustics

Parting remarks

-The President’s attendance at games

-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon