618–26

Conversation No. 618-26

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 12:57 pm - 1:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

John B. Connally
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Compared to other Cabinet members
-John N. Mitchell
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Revaluation
-Possible levels
-Foreign policy implications
-Connally's opponents within administration
-Prices
-Foreigners
-Earl of Cromer
-Connally's possible speech
-Possible consequence
-Possible meeting with Paul A. Volcker and Charls E. Walker
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Connally's previous trip
-Lt. Gen. T.N.J. Suharto
-Possible aid to Cambodia
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 618-26 (cont.)


-Conversation with Kissinger
-1972 campaign
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:57 pm.

Instruction

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:16 pm.

Administration
-Need for toughness

Connally
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Foreign aid
-Foreign policy

Foreign aid program
-Senate vote
-The President's conversation with William P. Rogers
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Foreign policy
-Nixon Doctrine

Connally
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Candor
-Administration appointees

Cabinet
-Rogers
-John A. Scali [?]
-Previous meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Rogers C. B. Morton
-Connally
-Mitchell
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 618-26 (cont.)


The President's previous press conference
-Meeting with unknown man
-Preparation

George H. Mahon
-Call to Kissinger
-Forthcoming vote on Boland Amendment
-Mansfield Amendment
-Talking points

Congress
-Motives
-Southern Democrats
-The President's possible TV speech
-Mansfield and Boland Amendments

Connally
-Possible action
-Volcker
-Schedule
-Breakfast meetings
-Foreign policy
-Previous trip
-Kissinger's talking points
-Saigon
-Unknown person

George E. Allen
-Previous meeting with the President
-Relationship with Freeman Gosden
-Previous meeting with the President

The President's press conference of November 12, 1971

Connally

Vietnam
-Previous troop withdrawal announcement
-Press coverage in Newsweek and Time
-Negotiations
-Congress
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 618-26 (cont.)


-Residual force
-Prisoners of war [POWs]

The President
-1972 election prospects
-Connally's view
-Staff
-Possible staff changes
-Walter J. Hickel
-State Department
-Timing
-Cambodia
-1971
-Rogers
-Leaks
-Connally's view
-Melvin R. Laird
-Connally's view
-Defense and State Departments
-Efforts for the President
-Timing

Yitzhak Rabin
-Conversation with Kissinger
-USSR offer
-Forthcoming conversation with Kissinger

Connally
-Schedule
-Kissinger
-George P. Shultz
-Views regarding White House
-Conversation with Kissinger
-International monetary system
-Price of gold
-Arthur F. Burns

The President's schedule
-Georges J.R. Pompidou

International economy
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 618-26 (cont.)


-Gold
-Shultz's view
-Convertibility
-Pompidou
-West Germany
-France
-US
-Monetary system
-Floating rates
-Convertibility
-Special Drawing Rights [SDR]

Foreign aid program
-Multi-national
-Transfer to bilateral

Kissinger left at 1:16 pm.