Date: August 1, 1972
Time: 8:31 am – 8:37 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John N. Mitchell.
[See Conversation No. 758-4]
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[Duration: 1m 32s ]
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John L. McClellan
-The President’s talk with John B. Connally
-Republican opponent
-Winthrop Rockefeller role
-Senate Appropriations Committee
-McClellans’ position as chairman
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-Withdrawal from race
-Eastland’s opponent
-Pressure from Mitchell on Republican candidate
-James O. Eastland’s opponent
-Eastland’s, McClellan’s key roles in the Senate
-Support for the President’s policies
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[Duration: 1m 32s ]
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Republican opponents of McClellan and Eastland
-Possible jobs in government
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[Duration: 54s ]
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