Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 3:39 pm – 4:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Carlos P. Romulo and Col. Richard T. Kennedy; the White House
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photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Greetings
Auto accident
-Romulo’s recovery
The President’s electoral victory
Reminiscence of Nixon-Romulo relationship
The President’s victory
Refreshments
Martial law
-Ferdinand E. Marcos
-Internal situation
-American democracy
-Reforms
-Impact on Romulo
-Impact on younger people
-Manila
-Democracy
-Restraints on developing countries
-Latin America
-Korea
-Vietnam
-Congress
1972 election
-Public relations
-Attacks on the President
-George S. McGovern
-Kennedy family
US foreign relations
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Impact on Asian countries
-Philippines
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-US as balance to Soviet Union
-Japan
-Restraint
-Geography
-Vietnam
-Concern
-Negotiations in Paris
-Terms
-Cease-fire
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Democracy in South Vietnam
-North Vietnam actions in October
-Agreement
-Henry A. Kissinger
-North Vietnam actions post election
-New conditions
-Delay of agreement
-Suspension of bombing
-Current status
-US presence
-South Vietnam defenses
-“Peace with honor”
-The Philippines view of negotiations
-Marcos
-Delay of agreement
-“Honorable peace”
-Political settlement
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-US presence in Asia
-Compared to other countries
-PRC
-Soviet Union
-Japan
-Australia
-Purpose
-Importance
-Aid to Asian countries
-Romulo’s opinion of the President
-George H.W. Bush
-William P. Rogers
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-Public relations
-Knowledge of Asian issues
-Compared to previous US Presidents
-Marcos’s message
US ambassadors
-Henry A. Byroade
-Changes
-Experience
-Bush
-United Nations [UN]
-Compared to John A. Scali
-Chairmen of the Republican Party
-Philippine ambassador
Education
-Robert S. McNamara
-Loan agreement
-Elementary
-Vocational
-Lawyers, doctors
-Compared to Philippines
-Junior colleges
-Compared to vocational school
-Politicans
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown after 3:39 pm.
Presidential gift
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:01 pm.
The President’s return to Philippines
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
Mrs. Nixon
-California residence
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-[Thomas] Hale Boggs’s funeral
Romulo and Kennedy left at 4:10 pm.