468–9

Conversation No. 468-9
Conv. No. 468-7 (cont.)
Date: March 16, 1971
Time: 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John M. (“Jack”) Lynch
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

Blair House
-Compared with European houses
-Irish guest house

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 11:01 am

Photographs

Members of the press entered at 11:01 am

Houses

[Unintelligible]

Lynch’s schedule
-March 18, 1971

Election
-Lynch

Ziegler and members of the press left at an unknown time before 12:20 pm

Press
-Lynch’s trip to St. Louis
-Lynch’s statement
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GREAT BRITAIN-IRELAND RELATIONS Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)

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Northern Ireland
-A housing problem
-Discrimination
-President’s concern
-Catholics and Protestants
-Housing authority
-Unemployment
-Bann River area
-Percentage
-Teenagers
-History
-Prejudice
-British occupation
-Oliver Cromwell
-Protestants
-Ulster


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[Duration: 1m 8s ]

NORTHERN IRELAND

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Great Britain
-Economy
-Textile trade
-Recession
-Union strikes
-Post office Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-Effect on relations with Ireland
-Employment

Ireland
-Trade unions
-Compared with Great Britain
-Post office
-Economy
-Inflation
-Effect of British economy
-Recession
-Wages
-Employment
-Construction
-Maritime industries
-Other industries
-Compared with US
-Emigration to Great Britain
-Passport restrictions
-Unemployment
-Construction industry
-Politics
-Previous party conference
-Issues
-A Shakeup
-Lynch
-Previous Prime Minister
-Support for Lynch
-Previous election in Dublin
-Lynch’s party
-Demonstrations
-Compared with 1968 Democratic Party Convention
-Inflation
-Lynch’s policy
-Labor agreements
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-Trade unions
-Negotiations
-Resolution
-Budget
-Compared with US budgetary process
-Timing
-Cabinet requests Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-Problems
-An unknown Irish Cabinet minister
-Policy
-Tenure of governments
-Budget
-Lynch’s policy

Inflation
-Europe
-Japan
-US
-Brazil
-A Latin American friend of the President
-Indonesia
-US rate
-President’s policies
-Prices
-Unemployment
-Effect
-Effect of welfare
-Future
-Economy
-Effect on Europe, Great Britain, and Ireland
-US policy
-International effect

Ireland
-Imports
-Emigration
-President’s view

Rural America
-Defined
-Population loss to cities
-Problems in cities
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-Productivity
-Agriculture
-Population loss to cities
-President’s policy
-Cities
-Boston-Washington, DC
-Pittsburgh-Detroit-Cleveland-Chicago Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-San Francisco-San Diego
-City population increases
-Problems
-President’s policies
-Medium-sized cities
-Infrastructure and facilities
-Employment

Lynch’s visit to North and South Carolina
-Industry
-Compared with Ireland
-Economy
-Schools
-Lynch’s observations
-Universities

Cities
-Federal policy
-Facilities
-Problems
-South Philadelphia
-Irish immigrants
-Socio-economic condition
-Problems
-South Philadelphia
-Blacks
-East Europeans
-Italians
-Changes

Irish immigration to US
-Changes
-Socio-economic position
-Accomplishments
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-President’s view
-George Meany
-Teddy Renton [?]
-Traditions

Ethnic groups in US
-Blacks Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-African civilizations
-Irish, Poles, Germans, and Italians
-Head of State visits
-Nicolae Ceausescu
-Romania
-Irish

Meany
-Previous International Labor Organization [ILO] conference
-Lynch’s recollection
-Presidency
-Communist candidate
-Madagascar
-Soviet Union
-Poland
-Election
-Communist participation
-Lynch’s policy
-Purpose of ILO
-Labor issues
-A West German labor leader
-Support for President
-Conversation between Lynch and Meany
-Cuba
-Soviet Union
-United States
-ILO
-Meany’s change in perception
-Lynch’s policy

Vietnam
-US troop withdrawals
-President’s forthcoming announcement
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-Military situation
-Laos and Cambodia operations
-Press reports
-Results
-Effect on North Vietnamese supplies
-US troop withdrawals
-Future of South Vietnam Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-US policy
-Army of the Republic of Vietnam [ARVN]
-Laotian operation (Lam Son)
-Compared with Cambodian operation
-Military success
-President’s previous press conference
-Future of South Vietnam
-US policy
-Objectives
-Viability
-US troop withdrawals
-Timing
-Peace negotiations
-Peace negotiations
-Possible cease fire, withdrawal, and exchange of prisoners
-President’s previous comments
-North Vietnamese strategy
-Timing
-President’s view
-North Vietnam, US, South Vietnam
-Possible future
-Military situation
-Laotian operation (Lam Son)
-Results
-ARVN
-Effect
-US troop withdrawals
-President’s position
-Senators
-Newspaper editorials
-President’s position
-Timing
-Negotiations
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Cease fire
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-Timing
-Results
-Future of South Vietnam
-Viability
-US policy
-US troop withdrawals
-South Vietnamese military Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-North Vietnamese position
-South Vietnamese military
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] negotiations
-Spring 1971 meetings in Vienna
-Effect on US and Soviet Union
-President’s view
-Future
-Prospects

Middle East
-Israel’s position
-Egyptian position
-President’s view
-Truce
-Future
-Egypt
-Gamal Abdel Nasser
-Anwar el-Sadat
-US position
-Israel
-Soviet Union
-Egypt

Europe
-US interests
-British entry into Common Market
-US agriculture
-US policy
-Free trade philosophy
-British and Irish entry into the Common Market
-Common Market policy
-US discussions with Edward R. G. Heath
-British entry into Common Market
-US policy
-France, Germany, and Great Britain
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-British entry into Common Market
-President’s view
-US trade position
-US trade policy
- Free trade
-German agriculture
-French, British, Irish agriculture Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-President’s view
-Agriculture subsidies in Europe
-Butter
-Dairy products
-Cattle
-US agriculture
-Dairy industry
-Subsidy
-Cheese
-Effect on prices
-President’s view
-French, British, and German economies
-Industry
-Agriculture

Agriculture
-Importance
-President’s view
-Irish
-Sector of economy
-Benefit of Common Market
-Great Britain
-Access to markets
-Cheese and grains
-Budgetary problems in Ireland
-Compared with European budget problems
-James Callaghan
-Lynch’s previous conversation
-Heath
-Political future
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Tricia Nixon’s engagement
-Announcement
-Forthcoming Head of State dinner
-East Room
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon and Mairin (O’Connor) Lynch
-The President and Lynch
-Entertainment Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)
-Mrs. Nixon
-Guests
-President’s remarks
-Lynch’s response
-Mrs. Nixon
-Blue Room receiving line
-Mrs. Nixon and M. O. Lynch
-T. Nixon and Edward R. F. Cox
-Lynch’s departure for Blair House
-Mrs. Nixon’s birthday

Press questions for Lynch
-Foreign policy
-Northern Ireland
-Lynch’s comments
-The President

Northern Ireland
-Lynch’s meeting with the President
-Heath
-Forthcoming press statements by Lynch
-Unification
-Reforms
-British policy
-Meeting of President and Lynch
-President’s comments
-Reforms

Lynch’s schedule
-Forthcoming events
-Blair House
-President’s forthcoming meetings
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Duties of Presidents
-President
-Eamon De Valera
-President’s meeting
-Possible successor
-Lynch’s age
-Political position Conv. No. 468-9 (cont.)

Ireland
-Revolution
-Compared with US
-Political situation
-Lynch’s policies
-Future leadership
-Parliament
-Lynch

Political leadership
-President’s advice to youth
-President’s advice to Congressmen and Senators
-Leadership traits
-Issues of Nixon Administration
-Riots
-Vietnam War
-Youth
-President’s policies
-Polls
-Winston S. Churchill’s statement
-Actions of leader
-Public opinion

President’s meeting with Lynch

Oval Office
-Painting of George Washington
-Seal in carpet
-Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
-Picture of White House in 1837

The President and Lynch left at 12:20 pm
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