Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:41 am and 12:02 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Contact with Jerrold L. (“Jerry”) Schecter, (Time)
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ziegler
-Henry A. Kissinger
-John B. Connally
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-John D. Ehrlichman
News summary
Public interest
-Kissinger
-Vietnam settlement
Haldeman entered at 11:05 am.
Kissinger
-Vietnam
-Briefing
-Term “peace with honor”
-John A. Scali
-Press relations
-North Vietnamese
-Schecter
-Stephen B. Bull
-Press relations
-Peter Lisagor
-“Agronsky Show”
-Awareness
Kissinger
-Messages of December 18, 1972
-Release
-Briefing Congress
-Press relations
-Marvin L. Kalb
-Effect on Nixon and the presidency
-Charles W. Colson and Haldeman
-Press briefing
-Five points
-Kalb
-Foreign policy briefing
-Pre-Vietnam to Vietnam perspective
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Russia
-Vietnam
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-Kennedys
-Public relations value
-Henry Fairlie book
-Jack J. Valenti
-Schecter
-Kissinger’s role in foreign policy
-PRC
-The President’s PRC policy
-The President’s travel accomplishments
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-PRC
-William L. Safire
-The President’s PRC initiative
-Kissinger’s role
-Meeting with Kalb
-The President’s policies
-Barbara Walters
-Howard K. Smith
-Interview with Kissinger
-American Broadcast Corporation [ABC] Special
-Television [TV]
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Press relations
-Scali
-Herbert G. Klein
-Effect on foreign policy
-Effect on presidency
-Richmond newspaper
-Joseph W. Alsop
-William Randolph Hearst, Jr.’s article
-Bombing
-Gallup poll
-Scali
-Charles W. Colson
-William P. Rogers
-Melvin R. Laird
-Rogers
-William H. Sullivan
-Haig
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-List for Haldeman
-Nicolas P. (“Nick”) Thimmesch
-Smith Hempstone, Jr.
-Crosby S. Noyes
-David Kraslow
-Joseph W. and Stewart J. O. Alsop
-Rowland Evans
-Roscoe Drummond
-Vietnam War
-Herman Kahn
-Article in “Readers Digest”
-Colson and Patrick J. Buchanan
-Chester Lott
-Inaugural speeches
-Vietnam speeches
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Lee W. Huebner
-Bruce Herschensohn
-Buchanan
Press coverage of White House
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Colson
-Time
-Ehrlichman
-Sidey
-James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
-Schecter
-Kissinger
-Potential value
-Vietnam
-The President’s foreign policy
The President’s foreign policy
-1960s
-Vietnamization
-Laird
-Korea and Vietnam
-US actions
-Troops, materials, arms and goods
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-Russians
-1966 and 1967
-PRC
-Vietnam
Kissinger and the press
-Metternich’s policies in 1815
-Buchanan
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Presentation
-Live compared to taped
-Kalb
-Topics for emphasis
-Schecter
-CBS
-Position on bombing in Vietnam
-Upcoming trip
-Public image
-Initial secret trip to PRC
-Evans and Robert D. Novak
-Joseph W. Alsop
-Character
-Kissinger’s daughter
-The President’s daughters
-Schecter
-Reston
-Joseph C. Kraft
-Schecter
-Noyes
-Washington Star
-Kraslow
-Noyes
-Hempstone
Press relations
-White House press announcement
-TV
-Timing
-Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi
-William E. Timmons
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Ziegler left at 11:19 am.
Press relations
-Ziegler
-Noyes
-Kahn
-Colson
-Ziegler
-Time
-Kissinger
-Schecter
-Newsweek
-Time’s coverage of the President in an article on Vietnam
-Ehrlichman
-Schedule
-San Clemente
-Henry Hubbard and Henry Trewhitt
-Newsweek
-Buchanan
-Colson
-Editorials supporting the President
-Richmond, Virginia
-Colson’s response
-“Left-wing” press
-TV commentators
Kissinger
-Bombing
Office furniture
-New chair
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:19 am.
Refreshment order
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:02 pm.
Office furniture
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-The President’s other chair
Kissinger
-White House relations
-Scali
-Haldeman
-Colson
-Press relations
-Hanoi and Peking trip
-Soviet summit
-Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt
-Knowledge
-Qualities
-Intentions
-Schecter
-Scali
Press relations
-News editorials
-Cease-fire
-Kissinger
-Positive image
-Colson
-Kissinger’s mail
-Volume
-Hypothetical letters about the President
-William Moyers
-Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Government administration
-Post-election plans
-Daniel P (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Advice on internal public relations [PR] activities
-Celebrations
-Colson
-Post-election period
-Appraised in long and short terms of actions
-Celebrations
-Cabinet
-Florida vacation
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-Inaugural
-Press relations
-Dan Rather
-Barbara Walters
-The President’s relations with staff
-Cabinet
-Staff
-Mood
-Spirit
-News summary
-Hearst
-Press relations
-Celebration
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Funeral
-Church
-Vietnam settlement
Press relations
-Colson
-Schecter
-Kissinger
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Editors
-Colson
-Buchanan
-Haig
-Vietnam War
-“Peace with honor”
-Kennedy and Johnson
-Gallup poll
-Communists
-Mortality statistics
-Johnson’s policy
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Communism
-Bombing
-Public opinion
-Amnesty
-Media
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-Deserters
-Penalty
-POWs and POW wives
-Mrs. William B. Nolde
-Death of Lt. Col. William B. Nolde
-Son’s response
The President’s schedule
-Houston, Texas
-Arkansas
-Texas
-Presentation of Medal of Freedom or Citizen’s Medal
-Mrs. Nolde
-Medal of Honor
-Possible visit to Arkansas
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Republican Committee congressional memorandum
-Harris County, Texas
-Timmons
-Moynihan
-Possible trip to Houston
-Motorcade
-Plane
-Presentation of medal to Mrs. Nolde
Administration reorganization
-David M. Kennedy
-Moynihan
-Public image
-The President’s travels
-Florida
-Need for advance work
Kissinger
-Schecter
Scheduling
-Spiro T. Agnew
-California
-Washington
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-Kissinger’s return
-Cabinet meeting
-Possible Agnew presentation
-Cabinet meeting
-Staff meeting
-Anne L. Armstrong
-Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld
Buchanan
-Book
White House contacts with media
-Kissinger
-Stewart Alsop
-Public relations concerns
-Compared to campaign activities
-Kissinger
-Letters
Budget
-Tim Harris
-Press relations
-Media and Congress
-Tax issue
-Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO]
Haldeman left at 12:02 pm.