Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown after 2:45 pm and before 3:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Charles W. Colson. The recording began while the meeting was in
progress.
Henry A. Kissinger
-John A. Scali
-Brent G. Scowcroft
-Personalities
-Scali
Press relations
-Kissinger
-Article by James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
-New York Times
-Scali
-Kissinger
-Saigon
-Kissinger’s interview with Marvin L. Kalb [?]
-US bombing of Vietnam
-Scali’s efforts
-Story on Vietnam
-Compared to Kissinger
-Reston
Roberto W. Clemente Memorial Fund
-Richard A. Moore
-Meeting with the President
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The President’s charitable contribution
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-Nicaraguan earthquake relief
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-Publicity
-Example for other Americans
-Fundraising drive
-Thelma C. (“Pat) Nixon
-Sports fans
-Earthquake victims
-Folk heroes
-Puerto Ricans
-Blacks
-Public relations [PR]
-Letters
-Contributions
-The President’s giving practices
Harry S. Truman’s funeral
-Memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral
-The President’s attendance
-Hugo L. Black’s funeral
-Dean Francis B. Sayre
-Eulogy for Truman
-Atomic bomb
-Korean War
-Aid program
-Greece
-Turkey
-Burial
-The President’s reception for heads of state
-The President’s attendance at memorial service
-Senate memorial service
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and
3:03 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-1A]
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[See Conversation No. 35-59]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Congressional service
-Sayre
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-1B]
[See Conversation No. 35-60]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Sayre
-Possible remarks
-Press coverage
-Colson’s conversation with Moore
-The President’s attendance at memorial service
-Memorials for Richard B. Russell
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Attendees at memorial service
-President of Israel
-President of Ireland
-Prime Minister of South Korea
-The President’s possible meeting
-Compared to Dwight D. Eisenhower’s funeral
-Heads of State
-The President’s schedule
-Bull
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Moore
-PR judgment
-F. Edward Hebert’s funeral [?]
-Black’s funeral
-White House press events
-George H. Allen
-Rose Garden ceremony
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-Scali
-Possible advice
-The President’s attendance at memorial service
-Press coverage
-Sayre
-Private funeral service
-Washington memorial service
-Washington attendees
-Gerald L. Warren
-Truman family attendance
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and
3:10 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-1C]
[See Conversation No. 35-61]
[End of telephone conversation]
-The President’s possible attendance
-Truman family attendance
The President talked with Bull at 3:10 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-1D]
[See Conversation No. 35-62]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Margaret Truman Daniel’s attendance
-Bess (Wallace) Truman’s attendance
-Health
-Lyndon B. Johnson’s attendance
-Bull
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and
3:12 pm.
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[Conversation No. 393-1E]
[See Conversation No. 35-63]
[End of telephone conversation]
-State Department
-Nicholas L. Ruwe
The President talked with Bull between 3:12 pm and 3:13 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-1F]
[See Conversation No. 35-64]
[End of telephone conversation]
-[Thomas] Hale Boggs memorial service
-Johnson’s attendance
-The President’s attendance
-Mrs. Nixon
-The President’s reception for Democrats
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Johnson’s attendance
-Heads of state
-President of Ireland
-Prime Minister of South Korea
-President Park Chung Hee
Clemente memorial fund
-Possible director
-Requirements
-Sports personality
-Francis L. Dale
-Cincinnati
-Pittsburgh Pirates
-Daniel M. Galbraith
-Bob Reynolds
-California Angels
-Bobby Bellow
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Scali
Truman’s Funeral
-Washington memorial service
-The President’s attendance
-Johnson’s attendance
-Publicity
-Warren
-Colson’s call
-The President’s invitation to Blair House
-Truman family
The President left at an unknown time before 3:33 pm.