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Conversation No. 846-6

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: 12:17 pm - 12:38 pm
Location: Oval Office
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The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[Coughing]

Press briefing
-Meetings with Edward R. G. Heath
-Camp David
-Topics
-Vietnam
-South Asia
-Africa
-Ireland
-Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions [MBFR]
-European Security
-East-West relations
-Agenda for afternoon meeting
-Economic matters
-Vietnam settlement
-Great Britain’s support
-President’s appreciation

Prayer breakfast
-Press coverage

Press conference
-Television [TV] and radio coverage
-John C. Stennis’ story
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-national Broadcasting Company [NBC]
-Amnesty story
-Political left
-Morality
-Telegram
-Jules J. Witcover’s column
-Toughness
-President’s stance towards opponents
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-1972 election victory
-John P. (“Jack”) Sutherland, US News and World Report
-Pride
-Reaction of press
-President’s tone

President’s schedule
-Ziegler’s press briefing

Refreshment
-Bouillon

The President left at an unknown time after 12:17 pm.

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 12:17 pm.

Refreshment
-Bouillon

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:30 pm.

The President entered at an unknown time before 12:30 pm.

President’s press conference
-Questions by Courtney R. Sheldon, Christian Science Monitor
-Vietnam settlement
-Reaction by peace movement
-Reconciliation
-William P. Rogers
-Henry A. Kissinger
-President’s opponent
-Harvard University
-National disunity, wounds
-President’s view of culpability
-President’s performance
-Witcover
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Prayer breakfast
-Mark O. Hatfield
-Stennis
-Superficial gesture
-Remarks
-Preparation by President
-Compared to Heath’s visit
-Agenda
-Great Britain’s energy policy
-Intensity of President’s work
-New York
-Economic relationship
-MBFR
-European Security Conference
-Press coverage
-John F. Kennedy’s administration

Kissinger
-Interview on CBS
-Future interview by Barbara Walters of NBC
-Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi and PRC
-Advance notification to Walters
-Briefing for TV appearance
-Ziegler’s and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s preparation
-Timing
-Location
-Schedule
-Heath’s meeting with President
-Marvin L. Kalb of CBS
-National audience
-Meeting with Heath

The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:38 pm.

[Conversation No. 846-6A]
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Kissinger’s schedule
-TV appearance
-Importance
-Heath meeting
-Timing

[End of telephone conversation]

Vietnam settlement
-Public reaction
-Friend of Diane Sawyer
-Peter J. Brennan’s [?] wife
-Louisville, Kentucky
-Prayer breakfast
-Kissinger’s TV appearance
-Kalb
-Walters

Ziegler left at 12:38 pm.