702–10

Conversation No. 702-10

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: 6:01 pm - 6:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

The President's meeting with Russell A. Kirk
-Book

Vietnam
-Weather
-Reports
-Air strikes
-Initiation
-Effectiveness
-Public support
-North Vietnamese offensive
-Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] crossing

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 6:03 pm.

-Washington Star headlines
-Offensive
-Wire service leaks
-Department of Defense
-Department of State
-White House
-Violation of 1954 and 1968 agreements
-Uniqueness
-Public relations efforts
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Ziegler left at 6:03 pm.

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-ITT [International Telephone and Telegraph]
-Money


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Speeches
-Henry A. Kissinger invitation
-Frank Stanton
-Station owners
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] affiliates
-Program rights
-Local news
-Editorials
-Support for the President
-Approval

Mitchell
-Control of campaign
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-ITT case
-Diversion

1972 campaign
-Finances
-Mitchell's concerns
-Congressional guidelines
-John W. Gardner
-List of contributors
-Release
-Mailings
-Handling
-List of contributors
-Release
-The President's posture
-Major issues
-Vietnam

Vietnam
-Kissinger
-Negotiations
-Bombing
-Stakes of war
-Consequences of defeat
-Viability of US foreign policy
-Credibility

Education
-Forthcoming speech to the National Catholic Education Association [NCEA]
-Speech draft
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Delivery to the President
-The President's review
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Contents
-John Cardinal Krol
-Conversation with Charles W. Colson

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ITT case
-Haldeman’s discussion with Mitchell


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The President's schedule
-Trip to Philadelphia
-Krol
-Reception

The President and Haldeman left at 6:18 pm.