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  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Patrick Hillery
  • Sean O'Heideian
  • Richard T. Kennedy
  • Marion H. Smoak
  • John D. Moore
  • Ronald L. Ziegler
  • Stephen B. Bull
  • Richard A. Moore
October 6, 1972
Conversation No. 793-12

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: 11:34 am - 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Patrick Hillery, Sean O'Heideian, Col. Richard Kennedy, Marion H.
Smoak, John D. Moore and Ronald L. Ziegler; the White House photographer and members of
the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.


Introductions and greetings
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s trip to New York to American Irish Historical Society
dinner
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-Medal
-Reception
-The President’s schedule
-Photograph session
-Arrangements

[Photograph session]
-John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy

US-Ireland relations
-Irish Airlines
-The President’s next trip to Ireland
-Shannon
-Trans World Airlines [TWA]
-The President’s meetings with Eamon de Valcra, 1970
-Presidency in Ireland
-Compared to US
-Dublin landing rights and negotiations
-Recent avoidance of confrontation
-Hugh J. McCann
-Chicago
-1972 election
-Need for understanding to be reached
-Flag carriers
-The President's personal attention
-Request for a report
-Search
-Irish concession to the US
-Dublin
-Unknown person
-Development of western part of Ireland
-Shannon
-Dublin
-Shannon Airport
-Location
-President’s letter to John M. (“Jack”) Lynch
-Shannon
-Transatlantic passengers deplaning
-Percentage
-Reasons
-Beauty of the Irish countryside
-Compared to Dublin
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-Paris
-Connemara
-Cost to US
-Civil Aeronautics Board [CAB]
-Chicago
-Boston
-New York
-Montreal
-Access to Dublin
-Shannon
-Compared to Brasilia
-The President’s 1967 trip to Brasilia
-Growth
-Relations between Britain and Ireland
-Edward R.G. Heath
-Irish population
-Changes
-Potato famine
-Emigration to US
-Shannon
-Hillery’s career
-European Economic Community [EEC]
-Brussels
-Britain
-Irish people
-Education facilities
-Work ethic
-Industry

Lynch's schedule
-Election
-Timing
-EEC
-Washington
-Timing of upcoming visit
-Lynch’s mandate

Northern Ireland
-Interest in the US
-Comparison to Poland
-Conflict with the British
-US involvement
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-Extremism
-Lynch
-Opposition
-Liam Cosgrave
-Travels in Ireland
-St. Patrick’s Day
-American Irish Historical Society
-The President's study of Irish history
-Civil War in Spain in the 1930s
-Gen. Francisco Franco
-Japan and Germany
-US relations with former enemies
-World War II
-British governments
-William E. Gladstone
-Benjamin Disraeli
-The Irish question
-Randolph Churchill
-Life in Ireland
-Jennie (Jerome) Churchill
-Jennie
-British tourists
-Soviet Union
-Jews
-Exit visas
-Lithuanians
-Ukrainians
-British Actions
-Pace
-US involvement
-US blacks
-Burundi
-Hillery’s public comments
-William S.I. Whitlaw
-US position

Presentation of gifts
-Cuff links
-Presidential seal

Mrs. Nixon
-Medal from American Irish Historical Society
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Lifestyles of government leaders
-Soviet Union
-The President’s conversations with Leonid I. Brezhnev, Alexei N. Kosygin,
Nikolai V. Podgorny
-Vietnam
-Dinner
-Vacations
-Black Sea
-Peoples Republic of China [PRC]
-Chou En-lai
-Congressional schedule
-The President's travels and recreation
-California, Florida, Camp David
-Reading
-Disraeli biography
-Detective stories
-History, biography
-Disraeli
-Compared to Gladstone
-Work and travel habits
-Need for vacations
-Arnold Toynbee’s analysis of religious and political leaders
-Retreat and return
-Moses
-Suddhartha Budda
-Winston S. Churchill
-Gen. Charles A.J.M. De Gaulle
-Konrad Adenauer
-US society
-Leave taking
-The President's schedule
-Reading
-Speech writing
-Camp David
-Speech writers
-Responsibility

Moore
-Mulcahy
-Spanish speaking ability
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The President’s well wishes

Everyone except Moore left and Stephen B. Bull entered at 12:11 pm.

The President's Schedule
-Richard A. Moore

Richard Moore entered at 12:11 pm.

Mrs. Nixon
-Medal from American Irish Historical society

Leadership
-Assessed by the President
-Toynbee

Report of recent meeting with Hillery
-Randolph Churchill
-Disraeli-Gladstone debates
-Robert Peel
-Shannon Airport
-Ireland
-Concern
-Post-1972 election

The President’s October 5, 1972 press conference
-Style
-Radio coverage
-Television

John and Richard Moore left at 12:15 pm.
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