Date: February 23, 1973

Time: 12:55 pm ­ 12:57 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger and John A. Volpe.

Volpe’s visit

-Report

-Kissinger

-Relations with US

US Ambassadors to Latin America

-Brazil

-Leadership

-William M. Rountree

-Capabilities

-Volpe’s schedule

-Letters

-Venezuela

-Argentina

-Brazil

-Air traffic control project

-Loss of contract

-Raytheon Corporation of Massachusetts

-Charlie Adams

-US firms

-French contract

-Reopening of negotiations

-Contract

-Growth potential

-Amazon River developments

-Trans-Amazon highway

-Volpe’s travel

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 12:57 pm.

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Message for Volpe

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.

Latin America

-Brazil

-Importance

-Emilio Garrastazu

-Visit by President

-Mexico

-Luis Echevarria Alvarez

-Statements regarding US

Volpe’s job as ambassador

-Promotion of US

Italy

-Political situation

European nations

-Electoral politics

-Great Britain

-Election

-Greece

-Turkey

-Spain

-Socialist

Italy

-Economically oriented

-Parties, Interests

-Volpe’s task

-Ties to political parties

-Party shifts

-Jeopardy

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-Economic potential

-Ties to West

-Support for Andreotti

-Meeting with Andreotti, Christian Democratic Deputies, Industrialists

-Transportation Secretary

-Pride in US

-Italian history

-Andreotti

-Stability

-Congress of Christian Democrats

-Timing

-Fall of government

-US position regarding Andreotti

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-Cautions

-Leaks

-Corruption

-Reputation

-Industry, economy

-Politics

-Compared with Ancient Rome

-Industry

-Politics

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-Leaders

-Bureaucracy

-Volpe’s view

Volpe’s role

-Andreotti

-Meetings

Prime Ministers

-Cabinet

-Opposition party members

-Former prime ministers

-[First name unknown] Ashburg [?]

Kissinger’s meeting with David K. E. Bruce

-Timing

-Meeting with the President

-Radio talk

Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

-Business

-Women

Kissinger left at 1:10 pm.

Unknown woman

-Foreign Service

Volpe

-Support for the President

-Ambassadorship

-President’s achievements

-Vietnam

-Critics

-Prisoners of War [POWs]

-Impression

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-Pride

State Department

-European affairs

-William P. Rogers

-Walter J. Stoessel, Jr.

-William J. Casey

-Kenneth D. Rush

European Community

-Volpe’s work

-Year at Europe

-Importance

-Relations with US

-Economic confrontation

Volpe’s job as ambassador

Peter G. Peterson

-International monetary situation

-Volpe’s request for reports

-Travels

-Italy, France

People’s Republic of China [PRC]

-Navigation system

-Kissinger’s letter to Volpe

-Defense Department

-Conflict

-Usefulness

-Peace

-Effect on US labor

Volpe’s meeting with George Meany

-Work with Meany

-Bill Driggs [?]

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-State Department

-Free Labor Movement

-Union cooperation

-Italy

-Communists

-Christian Democrats

-Numbers

-US policy

Poles

-Businessman

US contacts abroad

-Work with Volpe

News summary

-Patrick J. Buchanan

-Copy for Volpe

-Diplomatic mails

-Newspapers abroad

-New York Times

-Biases

-Walter H. Annenberg

Ethnics

-John A. Scali, Frank C. Carlucci

-Ella T. Grasso

-Poles

-New American Majority

-Michael P. Balzano

-ACTION posting

-Reputation

Volpe’s experience in business

-Ethnics

-Quotas

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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 1:10 pm.

President’s schedule

-Radio talk

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:37 pm.

Volpe’s job

Ethnics

-Commission of Food Advisory, other commissions

-Cost of Living Council [COLC]

-Assistant to Volpe

-Support for Nixon

-Staff appointments

-Blacks, Polish-Americans, Italian-Americans, Slavs

President’s administration

-Credit for domestic problems

-Transportation, health

-Long-range plans

-Congress

-President’s plans adopted

-Airport

-Speech

-Credit

-John D. Ehrlichman’s interview in US News and World Report

Transportation Department [DOT]

-Environment

-Achievements

-Expressway

-Tennessee

-Highway safety

-Lives saved

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-Decline of auto deaths

-Air bags

-General Motors, Ford Motor Corporation

-Support

-Railroads

-Potential for nationalization

-Northeast corridor

-Volpe’s report

-Savings over highways

-Service to public

-Public-private corporation

-AMTRAK

-Subsidy

-Success

-Congressional relations

Public transportation

-Budget

-General funds

-Claude S. Brinegar

-Highway funds

-Congressional relations

Volpe’s experience

-Bismark chief executive

-Commission of Public Works

-Governor

-Cabinet officer service

-Staff meeting

-President’s statement

-Cabinet officers

-Staff in DOT

-John McReynolds

-Joseph A. Bosco

-John Cole

-[First name unknown] Russell

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President’s call to Cabinet officers and families

-Volpe’s son

-Italian lessons

-Work

-Vacation

Staff members

-Power

-Attitudes

Congress members

-Contacts with White House

Cabinet members

-Support from President

-Telephone calls

-Encouragement

President’s travel plans

-Europe

-Timing

-France

-London

-Germany

-France, Italy

Europe

-Length of trip

-Difficulties

-Compared with USSR, PRC

-Italy

-Timing

-Election

-Andreotti

-Communists

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-Socialists

Volpe’s report

-Origin

-Massachusetts

President’s image

Volpe

-Role in Italian-American community

Scali

-United Nations [UN]

-Rebuilding

-Recognition of Italian-Americans

-Anglos

-Henry Cabot Lodge

-George H. W. Bush

Gifts

-Cuff links

-Ash trays

-Golf balls

-Presentation

-Expense

-Mementoes

-Meeting with Andreotti

Giovanni Leone

-Letter to President

-Reply

-Middle East

-Role of Italians

-Role of Volpe, Andreotti

Volpe’s weight

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Volpe’s return to US

Volpe left at 1:37 pm.