33–98

Conversation No. 33-98

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 12:32 pm - 12:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

Second term reorganization
-Haldeman’s recent meeting with William P. Rogers
-Rogers’ retention
-Conditions
-New appointments
-Foreign Service
-Promotions
-Loyalty
-Charles W. Yost
-The President's role
-Changes
-Rogers
-Departure
-Timing
-June 1, 1973
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-European Security Conference
-Replacement
-Rogers’ departure
-Plans
-Timing
-Foreign Service
-Loyalty
-Roger’s conversation with the President
-Yost
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Conflicts with Henry A. Kissinger
-The President's mediation
-Source
-Lying
-Defense Department
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Melvin R. Laird
-Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]
-Congressional committees
-William P. Clements, Jr.
-HEW
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Defense Department
-The President’s role
-Charles W. Colson departure
-John B. Connally's view
-Loyalty
-Connally's view
-[Watergate problem]
-Timing
-Retention
-Problems
-Colson’s view
-Promotion
-Reorganization
-Colson's position
-Haldeman's dealings with Colson
-Compared to retention
-Merits
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-Interests
-Possible later problems
-Timing
-Future work with administration
-Personnel recommendations
-Peter J. Brennan’s possible position in the administration
-Transportation Department
-Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]
-Size
-Interior Department
-Transportation
-Qualifications
-Example of Richardson
-Defense Department
-Compared to credentials
-Colson's advice
-Job offer
-Paul Hall
-Maritime

Vietnam negotiations
-Settlement agreement
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Problems
-Kissinger
-Message from Ellsworth F. Bunker
-US position
-Negotiations with North Vietnam
-Paris
-Stance vis-à-vis Thieu
-Agreement quality
-Thieu
-Posture
-Effect on agreement
-Vietnamization
-US withdrawal
-South Vietnam’s defense
-Possible collapse
-Congressional appropriations
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-Notification by the President


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The President’s schedule
-[Camp David]
-Timing
-Haldeman’s schedule
-Leonard Garment
-Recent conversation with the President
-Timing
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Haldeman’s schedule
-Herbert G. Klein
-Flanigan, Klein

Second term reorganization
-Flanigan
-Role
-Committee on International Economic Policy [CIEP]
-George P. Shultz
-Retention
-White House
-Personnel and agency functions
-Roy L. Ash
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-John W. Dean, III
-Regulatory agencies
-Flanigan
-Job offer
-Retention
-Circumstances
-Title