369–9

Conversation No. 369-9

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 8:20 am - 9:50 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman at 8:20 am.


Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
-Le Duc Tho
-Vientiane
-Haldeman's conversation with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
October 17, 1972
-The President's forthcoming message to Kissinger
-Hanoi
-Vientiane
-Haig
-Saigon
-Paris
-Vientiane
-Possible settlement

Vietnam
-Negotiations
-Kissinger's memorandum
-Remaining issues
-Prisoners held by South Vietnam
-Replacement of military equipment for South Vietnam
-Haig's view
-Kissinger's Role
-William H. Sullivan

1972 Election
-Kissinger's view
-[Nancy S. Maginnes]
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-Possible settlement
-Bombing
-French embassy, October 11, 1972
-News summary
-US public reaction
-George S. McGovern
-R. Sergent Shriver
-Media and opposition
-W[illiam]Averell Harriman
-Air Force


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Pending legislation
-The President's schedule
-Water bill
-Veto of October 17, 1972
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Environment
-Joseph W. Martin's views on vetoes
-Overriding by Congress
-Effect on issues
-Ehrlichman
-Social Security
-Fiscal concern from the President
-Possible clean water tax
-The President's recent conversation with Ehrlichman
-Corporations
-Possible impoundment of funds
-Congress
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-1972 election


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International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-George Embrey's question regarding campaign contributions
-John B. Connally


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Haig talked with the President between 9:03 am and 9:07 am.

[Conversation No. 369-9A]

[See Conversation No. 31-115]

[End of telephone conversation]

Haig
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The President's relations with press
-New York Times October 18, 1972 editorial [on the President's October 16, 1972
speech at National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in
Southeast Asia]
-The President's May 8, 1972 decision on Vietnam
-Raymond K. Price, Jr., Leonard Garment, William L. Safire
-The President's view
-Opinion leaders
-Business people
-College people
-The President's May 8, 1972 decision
-Press attitude


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The President's schedule
-US-Soviet Union trade pact signing ceremony, October 18, 1972
-William P. Rogers
-Nikolai S. Patolichev
-Unknown person
-Memorandum
-Congress
-Export - Import [Ex-Im] Bank
-Patolichev
-William D. Eberle
-Peter G. Peterson
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Possible photograph opportunity
-The President's possible comment
-Rogers's briefing
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-Peterson
-Photograph opportunity
-Timing
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] II announcement
-White House
-Rogers
-Responsibility
-Department of Defense
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Possible briefing
-Gerard C. Smith
-Possible location

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The President's schedule
-[Masayoshi Ohira]


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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:07 am.
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The President's schedule
-[Ohira]
-Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons
-Location of meeting
-Ohira
-Location of meeting
-Oval office
-Talking points

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:50 am.


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The President and Haldeman left at 9:50 am.