403–19

Conversation No. 403-19

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:18 am – 10:56 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Announcement
-Henry A. Kissinger

President's press conference
-Possible questions and answers


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-Jules Witcover’s story about Spiro T. Agnew
-1976 election
-John B. Connally
-President’s support
-William D. Rukelshaus
-Nicholas P. Thimmesch
-Ruckelshaus

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-Vietnam settlement
-Kissinger's travel
-Postwar relations
-Cease-fire
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Normal relations
-William H. Sullivan
-Herbert G. Klein
-Nguyen Van Thieu
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Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)

[Joseph or Stewart] Alsop column
-Vietnam settlement
-President's press conferences during negotiating period
-Future press conferences

The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:43 am.

[Conversation No. 403-19A]

President's press conference
-Preparation with Ziegler
-Kissinger’s travel
-Agnew’s trip
-Sullivan’s trip
-Saigon
-President’s schedule[?]

[End of telephone conversation]

President’s press conference
-Thieu
-Story from Saigon
-Possible meeting with President
-Honolulu
-Time and place
-Location
-Press Room, Oval Office
-Watergate
-Effect
-Number of attendees
-President's opening announcement
-Congress
-Ziegler's previous statement
-Location
-Press Room
-Effect
-Questions
-First term
-Kissinger's trip
-Watergate
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-Vietnam settlement
-Connally
-Watergate
-Cease-fire
-Amnesty
-Watergate
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Possible questions
-Dwight Chapin
-James W. McCord, Jr.
-Donald H. Segretti
-White House response
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Maurice H. Stans, John N. Mitchell
-Trial and appeal
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Stans and Mitchell
-President's statement in San Clemente
-White House response
-Length
-Ziegler's role
-President's schedule
-Economic report to Congress

Vietnam settlement
-Quote by John E. Moss [?]
-President's attitude

Call to Kissinger

Patrick J. Buchanan entered at 10:43 am.

-President's statement
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Negotiations with North Vietnamese
-Moss' public statement

Ziegler talked with Kissinger at 10:43 am.
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[Conversation no. 403-19b]

Moss's public statement

[End of telephone conversation]

Date of bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Coverage

Buchanan left at an unknown time before 10:53 am.

Moss' public statement

President's press conference
-Watergate
-Details
-Caution
-White House involvement
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Investigation
-Ziegler's previous statements
-Investigations
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Results
-President's previous statement
-Chapin
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ziegler's previous statements
-Trial
-Location
-Press Room
-Television [TV] coverage

Buchanan entered at an unknown time after 10:43 am.

Vietnam settlement
-President's statement
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting

Buchanan left at 10:53 am.
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Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)


Press relations
-Frustration
-Briefing [?]

President's forthcoming press conference
-Cameras
-Location
-Blue Room [?]
-Length
-President's schedule
-Economic report
-Plans
-Watergate
-Ziegler's replies
-White House cooperation with Congress
-Ziegler's possible comments

Ziegler left at 10:56 am.