Secret White House Tapes

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20–50
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Ronald L. Ziegler
February 7, 1972
Conversation No. 20-50

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: 4:44 pm - 4:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
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[See Conversation No. 319-14]

Afternoon briefing
-Henry A. Kissinger briefing
-Content
-Xuan Thuy offer
-Foreign policy report
-News embargo

Vietnam
-Morning briefing
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman statement about critics
-Associated Press [AP] coverage
-Administration clarification
-Ziegler
-Haldeman’s opinion
-The President’s comments before taking office
-Lack of unity

George S. McGovern statements
-End of aid to South Vietnam
-Withdraw Nguyen Van Thieu recognition
-Administration handling
-Lack of comment
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Factual errors
-Points of view

Helen A. Thomas story
-President's involvement in reporter selection for People’s Republic China [PRC] trip
-Reported call by correspondent to President
-List of invitees
-The President’s friends
-Joseph C. Kraft
-Stanley Karnow
-Administration denial
-Ziegler’s talk with the President
-Criteria for invitee selection
-The President’s involvement
-Ziegler’s role
-Invitees
-Support for the President
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