131–14

Conversation No. 131-14

Date: May 17, 1972
Time: 5:48 pm - 5:57 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See also Conversation No. 190-4]

Vietnam
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 131-42 (cont.)


-An loc
-Air strikes
-Kontum
-Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
-Trend
-Gen. John W. Vogt, Jr. report
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-US propaganda
-Forthcoming memorandum by President
-Haig's instructions
-Richard M. Helms and the Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
-The President’s view
-Content
-Compared to World War II
-CIA actions
-Helms
-Inter-departmental actions
-State Department
-The President’s view
-Commander-In-Chief Pacific Forces [CINCPAC]
-Military Advisory Command, Vietnam [MACV]
-Leaflet drops
-Content
-The President’s view
-Broadcasts
-Enemy prisoners
-Bombing
-Effects
-A Report from Hanoi
-Casualties
-Port
-Source
-G. McMurtrie Godley
-Morale
-US propaganda
-Leaflet drops
-Helms
-President's orders
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Effectiveness to date
-Reasons
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 131-14 (cont.)


-State Department
-The President’s view
-George Creel in World War I
-Office Of Strategic Services [OSS]
-Effectiveness in World War II
-Timing
-The President’s view
-Locations
-Expected activity
-Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
-Sappers and terrorists
-Delta, III Corps
-Kontum
-Vogt's orders for counterattack
-Damage
-Action
-Abrams
-Previous day
-Continuing
-US propaganda
-President's evaluation
-Helms
-New proposals for President
-Deadline
-Length
-Purpose
-Overtime work
-The President’s view
-Vogt
-Work evaluated
-Moorer