Secret White House Tapes

20–106

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20–106
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • White House operator
  • Henry A. Kissinger
February 28, 1972
Conversation No. 20-106

Date: February 28, 1972
Time: 10:52 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked to the President.

Call from Henry A. Kissinger on the line

Kissinger talked with the President.

Call to Ronald W. Reagan
-Taiwan, Republic of China
-Washington Post headline
-Reagan view
-Headlines in California
-Communiqué
-The President’s talk with Reagan
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-Nixon Doctrine
-Press
-The President’s recent speech
-Nature of rebuttal
-Ronald L. Ziegler question
-Defense commitment
-Kissinger’s comments in Shanghai

The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming Congressional leaders meeting
-Kissinger and William P. Rogers
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Talk with Kissinger
-Breakfast
-William F. Buckley, Jr.

Calls to Kissinger
-James L. Buckley call to Reagan
-Clarification of Taiwan statement
-Defense commitment
-Reagan
-Enthusiasm for trip
-Nancy Reagan
-Political acumen
-Television
-Taiwan statement
-Washington Post
-Media
-Play of Taiwan issue
-William Buckley
-Attitude toward administration
-Columns
-Handling
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr. view
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Messages between the US and Soviet Union
-Criticism
-World report
-Détente
-TASS

President's schedule
-Meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Benefits
-Timing
-PRC
-Dobrynin’s forthcoming meeting with Kissinger
-The President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union
-Possible dinner

Accomplishments of trip
-Public reaction to trip
-Rogers
-Reception at airport
-Demonstrators
-Cabinet
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Communiqué
-Rogers
-Marshall Green
-Berlin
-Reagan
-Support
-Statement
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