25–9

Conversation No. 25-9

Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Between 9:58 and 10:15 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John Cardinal Krol.

[See Conversation No. 340-15]

Greetings

President's previous trip to Florida
-Weather

President's previous trip
-Poland
-Crowds
-Size
-Soviet Union
-President's impressions
-Wreath-laying ceremony
-Sentiment of crowds
-Leadership
-Edward Gierek
-President's impressions
-Wladyslaw Gomulka
-Political attitudes
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 25-9 (cont.)

-Gierek
-The President’s view
-The President’s previous meeting
-Religion
-Relations with church
-Possible meeting with Polish Cardinal
-Gierek
-Previous meeting with President
-Krol

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time.

Interruption

President's previous visit to Poland
-President's meeting with Gierek
-Religion
-US church leaders
-Visits by Polish Catholics
-Poland's relations with US
-Polish government
-Feast of Corpus Christi
-Church attendance
-William P. Rogers's impressions
-Polish people
-Economic conditions
-Political sentiments
-Soviet Union
-Germany
-Rebuilding from World War II
-Invitation to Gierek
-Gierek
-President's impressions
-Mrs. Gierek
-Polish leaders
-Economic relations with US
-The President’s view
-US policy
-Krol’s view
-Polish requests
-Peter G. Peterson visit
-Polish people
-Impressions
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 25-9 (cont.)

-Zosimo T. Monzon
-Polish police
-Soviet police
-East German police
-Radio Free Europe
-Krol previous interview
-Crowds
-Size
-War Memorial
-Gierek
-Soviets
-Gierek
-Conversation with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski visit to US
-Arrangements
-Impact


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The President’s previous trip to the Soviet Union and Poland
-Brezhnev's schedule
-Vacation
-Poland
-Polish Army
-Relationship with Soviet Union