124–2

Conversation No. 124-2

Date: May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:41 am and 11:59 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met with [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Elliot L.
Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W.
(“Cap”) Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John
A. Scali, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John B. Connally,
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons,
Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Leonard Garment, Raymond
K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, and Frederic V. Malek; the White House
photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting

[General conversation/Unintelligible]

The President entered at 11:06 am

Agenda
-The Vice President
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Richardson’s swearing-in

Prisoner of War [POW] dinner
-The President’s previous meeting with Lieutenant Colonel John A. Dramesi
-Flag
-POWs’ support for the President
-Reactions of attendees
-General John B. Flynn’s comments
-Patriotism
-December 1972 bombing
-POW wives’ comments
-Note to the President
-Attendees
-Armed services
-George H. Mahon, John C. Stennis, Strom Thurmond, and Barry M. Goldwater
-The President’s conversation with unknown POW
-1972 election
-Forthcoming Texas reception for POWs


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 12s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5

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Agenda
-The President’s forthcoming meeting with Georges J. R. Pompidou
-Europe
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Vietnam peace accord

[To listen to the segment (56s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-624.]

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Kissinger’s briefing

Dramesi
-Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.

Unnamed POW
-Torture

US foreign policy
-Kissinger
-Europe
-Vietnam
-Soviet Union
-Leonid I. Brezhnev’s forthcoming visit to the United States
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 42s ]


SOVIET UNION

EUROPE

VIETNAM

LATIN AMERICA


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

[To listen to the segment (37m50s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-624.]

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Monetary reform
-Asian Development Bank meeting
-Inter-American Development Bank meeting
-Paul A. Volcker
-Latin America

Agenda
-Stein

National economy
-Trade balance
-Stock market
-Economic surge
-Food prices and supply
-Effect of foreign economies
-Devaluation
-Transition to Phase III
-Consumer confidence
-Trends
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-John Kenneth Galbraith’s view
-Uncertainty
-Public perceptions of the government’s role
-Public confidence
-Indicators
-Price increases
-Forecasts
-Inflation
-Consumption
-Growth
-Public confidence
-Watergate
-Cambodia
-Arthur F. Burns’ view
-Effect of government policies
-Stock market
-Energy
-The President’s orders
-Independent oil refiners
-Major oil companies
-President’s policies
-Alaska pipeline
-Congress


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Alaska pipeline

Middle East

[To listen to the segment (40s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-624.]

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-Cost of Living Council
-Public perceptions
-Recommendations

The President’s Schedule

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President’s meeting with Pompidou

[To listen to the segment (24s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-624.]

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-Richardson’s swearing-in
-Warren E. Burger

Agenda
-The Vice President
-Haig
-Garment

The President and Richardson left at 12:09 pm

Watergate
-White House response
-The President’s role in office
-White House staff relations with Cabinet
-White House staff relations with Congress
-The President’s meeting with Republican leadership
-Reasons
-White House personnel
-New appointments
-Cabinet’s role
-Vacancies
-White paper
-Development
-Garment

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm