786–1

Conversation No. 786-1

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: 9:08 am - 9:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.


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[Duration: 4m 33s ]


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White House staff
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Ziegler
-Job performance
-The President's work at Camp David
-Press coverage
-1972 election
-Timing
-Speeches, economic policy
-Public opinion

Woods left at 9:14 am.




Conversation no. 786-2
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Date: September 25, 1972
Time: 9:24 am - 9:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

Kissinger’s schedule

Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Release of three Americans
-George S. McGovern’s accusation
-Telegram from peace groups
-Civilian airplanes
-Hanoi
-Propaganda
-Melvin R. Laird’s reply
-Hanoi
-Propaganda
-Telegram
-Civilian airplanes
-Administration reply
-Telegram
-Defense Department
-Fate upon return
-Administration telegram
-Tone
-US officials
-Defense Depratment
-Ronald L. Ziegler’s possible statement
-McGovern
-Return to families
-Propaganda
-McGovern
-Ziegler
-Presentation of facts, Administration policy


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[Personal returnable]
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Vietnam negotiations
-Recent release of three American POWs
-Bombing
-Public opinion
-Kissinger’s considered action
-Air war policy
-Laird
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Report
-Timing
-Post 1972 election policy coordination of air war
-Gen. John W. Vogt, Jr.
-[Hanoi]
-Conduct of Kissinger
-Le Duc Tho
-Views of the President on POW release
-Ultimatum
-Advisability
-Violation of agreement
-The President’s warnings
-Offensive
-POWs
-Future negotiations
-POWs
-Hanoi
-Use of POWs
-Speeches


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[Duration: 2m 24s ]


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McGovern’s family
-[Terry McGovern]
-Marijuana use
-[Susan McGovern]
-James Rowen
-Hobart Rowen
-New Mexico


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Kissinger's schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

The President's schedule
-California

Kissinger’s schedule
-Forthcoming telephone call to the President

Vietnam negotiations
-Rationality of North Vietnamese
-1972 election
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-Ultimatum
-Bombing
-Haig
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Post-1972 election military plans

Kissinger left at 9:39 am.