Date: January 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See Conversation No. 311-23]
President's Vietnam announcement
-Date of
-President spoke to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Hubert H. Humphrey's election announcement, January 10th
-President's election announcement
-January 8th[?]
-Date
-January 14th
-Sunday
-Super Bowl
-Kissinger spoke to Ellsworth F. Bunker
-Troop announcement
-Prior to Congress convenes
-Peace plan
-After President's State of the Union address
-Troop announcement
-Television
-Peace plan
-Timing release of
-Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu
-Bunker
-President's political opponents
-Peace initiatives
-Split
-Michael J. Mansfield’s proposal
-Bombing
-Thieu
-Pre-empting them
-Ceasefire
-Mansfield proposal
-President's schedule
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-Peace plan
-Foreign policy report
-Trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Announcing peace plan after State of Union address
-Troop announcement
-Advantages
-Humphrey's election announcement
-Timing
-Troop announcement
-Media coverage
-Amount
-Date
-State of the Union Address
-Peace speech
-Possible scenarios
-Vietnamese
-Possible problem
-State of the Union Address
-Mention of Vietnam situation
-Possible inclusion of foreign policy in Address
-Including troop announcement
-Date
-Kissinger to speak to Melvin R. Laird
-Draftees
-Troop announcement
-Draftees
-Whether to include in State of the Union address
-Decision to do separately
-President's schedule
-Troop announcement
-State of the Union
-Peace plan
-Foreign policy report
-Timing
-Peace plan
-Broadcast
-Troop announcement
-Including statement on draftees
-Laird
-Leaks
-Kissinger’s concern
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-Kissinger to speak to Adm. Thomas H. Moorer on January 2, 1972
-Peace plan announcement