39–87

Conversation No. 39-87

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 11:16 pm - 11:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

Kissinger’s location

-British embassy


Kissinger’s forthcoming press briefing, June 5

-Georges J. R. Pompidou

-Paris negotiations

-President’s briefing of bipartisan Congressional leaders, June 7

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 39-87 (cont’d)


People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Mao Tse-tung’s invitation
-Implication
-Continuing importance of President
-Chou En-lai’s possible visit to US
-Kissinger’s possible message to ambassador
-United Nations [UN]

-Kissinger’s previous message

-Compared with President’s visit to PRC

-Kissinger’s previous invitation

-UN

-Washington, DC

-Possible dinner

-Contrasted with Head of State dinner

-Response

-Past responses

-Joint invitation from Mao and Chou

-Mao’s wife [Chiang Ching-Kuo]

-Role in Cultural Revolution

-Role in Politburo

-Timing of response

-Message on Cambodia

-Disclosure to bipartisan Congressional leaders


President’s forthcoming bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting, June 7
-President’s handling
-Timing
-Paris peace talks

-Vietnam settlement

-Possible announcement


George R. S. Baring [Earl of Cromer]
-Toast for President
-Kissinger as guest of honor

-Herman E. Talmadge

-Russell B. Long

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 39-87 (cont’d)

Talmadge

-President’s assessment


Kissinger’s conversations, June 2-3

-Danny Kaye

-Simcha Dinitz

-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

-Dinner


Watergate

-Popular opinion

-Press coverage [?]

-Effect on US foreign relations

-PRC’s response to President’s message
-Timing
-President’s meeting with Pompidou
-Leonid I. Brezhnev’s forthcoming visit

Kissinger’s schedule

-Return from Paris

-Brezhnev’s visit

-Preparations

-Return from Paris

-Timing