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Conversation No. 852-5

Date: February 7, 1973
Time: 9:54 am-10:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
John C. Stennis
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-Physical condition
-President’s visit
-President’s telephone call
-Doctor's opinion
-W[illiam] Stuart Symington
-Grip

Vietnam Settlement
-Howard K. Smith
-Aid to North Vietnam
-Charles W. Colson’s telephone call
-Support for administration
-US aid for North Vietnam
-Compassion
-Reparations
-Right-wing
-Investment in peace
-Smith’s comment
-Credit
-Laos cease-fire
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger’s forthcoming trip
-Purpose
-Cease-fire
-Vientiane
-Prisoners of war [POWS]
-President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-J. William Fulbright
-Enemies
-State dinner for [Hussein, King of Jordan] Hussein ibn Talal
-William P. Rogers
-Meeting
-Kissinger’s trip

US-Europe relations
-Initiative
-Public relations
-Vietnam
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-Weariness
-Soviet Union
-“Grand new scheme for Europe”
-Peter J. Peterson’s mission
-Great Britain officials’ visit with Kissinger
-Gen. Charles A. J. M. de Gaulle
-Algeria
-Relations with John F. Kennedy
-Attention from Algerian War
-Compared to Administration’s initiatives
-Latin America [?]
-Africa

US-Indian relations
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Conversation with President
-Indian ambassadorship
-State Department
-Indira Gandhi
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Harvard University
-Snubs

Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi and People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Departure
-Cables
-Daily summary
-Ziegler’s role
-Foreign press
-Kissinger’s staff
-Herbert G. Klein
-PRC
-Sightseeing
-Klein
-William A. Sullivan
-Briefings
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Numbers
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Vietnam settlement
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Telephone call to Kissinger
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Numbers
-PRC
-Kissinger’s return to Harvard University
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Support for President
-Mail in opposition
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Defense
-Proposals to North Vietnamese
-Strategy
-US political system
-Difficulties in getting through Congress
-North Vietnam’s understanding
-Common US-North Vietnam goals
-Economic reconstruction
-Number
-Subtle methods
-President’s judgment
-Increase in funds
-Difficulties with Congress
-Mansfield
-North Vietnam’s cooperation

Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi and PRC
-Airplane for Kissinger
-Air Force One
-Quality


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-Bangkok
-Refueling
-Spain
-Tehran
-Bangkok
-Time of travel
-Winds
-Vientiane, Laos
-Press
-Contact with Ziegler
-Accompanying Kissinger
-North Vietnam
-Accommodations
-Application to North Vietnamese
-Previous trips
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Options
-Hanoi
-Uncertain outcomes

Vietnam Settlement
-Press
-Chicago Tribute, Washington Star, Buffalo News, Los Angeles Times
-Editorials
-Criticism of December 1972 bombing
-Senate
-President’s explanation of bombing
-George H. Gallup poll
-Public support
-Administration’s critics
-Vietnam policies
-John Kenneth Galbraith
-Pride, arrogance
-Communications with the administration
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-Shutout
-Academic critics
-Kissinger’s television [TV] interviews
-“Doves”
-Eventual support for the administration
-Peace
-Long range
-Outsiders

Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi and PRC
-Helicopter pad
-Car

Kissinger left at 10:10 am.