Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 9:27 am - 9:32 am
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with Adm. Thomas H. Moorer.
[See Conversation No. 330-7B]
Vietnam
-Kissinger’s meeting with the President
-Briefing by Gen. John W. Vogt, Jr.
-Air attacks
-Air commander
-The President’s concerns
-Experience
-[Forename unknown] Macnichol [sp?]
-Background
-Moorer’s view
-Thailand
-Recommendation
-Gen. Lucius DuB. Clay, Jr.
-Vogt
-Moorer’s recommendation
-Talk with the Air Force Chief of Staff
-Naval bombardment
-Destroyers
-B-52 strikes
-“Iron hand” aircraft
-Vogt
The President talked with Moorer at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 9:32 am.
-B-52 strikes
-The President’s instructions
-Impact
-Altitude
-Number of sorties
-B-3 area
-Increases
-Reasons
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-Weather
-Technical problems
-B-3 area
-Number of missions
-Region One
-Additional aircraft
-Timing
-Air commander
-The President’s view
-Experience
-Need for change
-Imagination
-Melvin R. Laird
-Moorer recommendation
-Time