522-4

Conversation No. 522-4

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 12:26 pm - 12:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ambassador and Mrs. E. Ross Adair and W. Marshall Wright.

Greetings

Photograph session

Appreciation for assignment

Adair’s qualifications for ambassadorship
-Interest
-Background

Ethiopia
-Changes
-Leadership of Haile Selassie
-Possible Crown Prince visit to US
-Department of State
-Reception
-Emperor’s wishes
-President's role
-Extent
-Wright role
-William O. Hall
-Election year problems
-Adair role

African Countries
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-Population size
-Capabilities
-Population


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 29s ]


AFRICAN AFFAIRS


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-Comparison with Latin America
-Size
-Stability
-Educational system
-Role of US
-Ethiopia
-History
-Preparation for Government
-US role in Philippines
-Wright tour through Africa
-Common ground among African leaders
-Desire for high level international activity
-Responsibility for progress
-Sukarno history

Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding
-Television
-Adair’s compliments
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 17s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 Conv. No. 522-4 (cont.)

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-Other comments
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin

Ethiopia
-Accommodations
-President's experience
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew visit
-Timing
-Ethiopian reception
-Greetings of President to Selassie
-President and Selassie contacts
-Change in leadership
-Importance of planning
-Selassie
-Capability of youth
-Selassie's Responsibilities
-Possible revolutionary legacy

Spain
-Gen. Francisco Franco
-Preparation

Yugoslavia
-People
-History
-Croatians

Appreciation for President's efforts

Gift presentation
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E. Ross Adair, et al. left at 12:37 pm.