285–36

Conversation No. 285-36

Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

Vietnam
-Forthcoming announcement
-Peace statements
-US ground forces involvement
-Troop strength
-Bombing
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Kissinger's schedule
-Timing of Vietnam announcement
-North Vietnam
-Clark MacGregor
-Bombing announcement
-Troop levels
-PRC trip
-Possible effect on North Vietnam
-New York Times
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Berlin Agreement
-Publicity
-West Germany
-Status

Media
-New York Times
-Time and Newsweek
-McGeorge Bundy

PRC

Kissinger's schedule
-Meeting with European businessmen
-Kissinger's conversation with [Forename unknown] Rubinstein
-Hedley W. Donovan

European Summit
-Possible location
-Official dinner arrangements
-Georges J.R. Pompidou
-The President
-Kennedy Center
-White House
-Kissinger’s role
-British, French, Germans, Italians
-PRC initiative
-World monetary situation
-Views of unknown prime minister
-The President's schedule

Chilean Embassy special function
-Michael J. Mansfield

Vietnam
-Mansfield amendment
-Washington Post

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-North Vietnamese
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-Letters from the President
-Nicaragua

Unidentified Australian
-Proposed meeting
-Timing

Kissinger left at 3:05 pm.