Date: December 31, 1972
Time: 11:17 am – 11:47 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 238-26]
1972
-End of the year
-Review of the year
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-Politics
-Accomplishments
-History
-1972 campaign
-Press relations
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Vietnam War
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-Press relations
-New York Times article
-Disagreement in administration
-State Department
-Defense Department
-James B. (“Scottie”) Reston aticle [“Nixon and Kissinger”] in New
York Times
-Henry A. Kissinger’s position
-Compared to the President’s position
-Messages
-Cessation of US bombing north of 20 Parallel
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-Timing
-Kissinger’s relationship with the President
-Kissinger’s possible resignation
-Vietnam negotiations
-Writing of record
-Breakdown in talks
-Effect on the President
-Comments
-Distortion
-Reston
-The President’s refusal to see
-Interview with Chou En-Lai
-Accuracy
-Source
-Kissinger
-Marvin L. Kalb’s story
-Colson’s conversation with Kissinger
-Conversation with Kalb
-Kissinger’s conversation with the President
-Kalb’s congratulations
-Ronald L. Ziegler
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-John A. Scali
-Cessation north of 20 Parallel
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-Announcement
-Colson’s conversation with Scali
-Timing
-Public relations [PR]
-International protests
-Britain, France
-International protests
-Australia, Sweden
-Press relations
-Scali’s view
-Scali’s role
-Helen Thomas
-Gerald L. Warren’s press conference
-“Peacenik”
-Robert Pierpoint’s report
-Scali
-Alleged US capitulation to North Vietnam
-Credibility
-Columbus, Ohio
-Motives for criticism
-Washington, DC
-1972 election
-Reston
-“Preacher”
-Scientists [American Association for the Advancement of
Science]
-George S. McGovernites
-Interim before 1973 Inauguration
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-1972 election
-Effect on establishment
-Kissinger
-Conversations with Kalb, McGeorge Bundy
-Conversation with the President
-Harvard University
-Reston
-Telephone calls
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-Check
-Instruction for Colson
-White House operator, switchboard
-Reston
-Palm Spring, California
-Reston article
-Kissinger
-Scali
-Ziegler
-Negotiations
-Settlement agreement
-Investigation
-Colson’s call to Kissinger
-Sources
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Scali’s view
-Negotiations
-Breakdown
-Possible leak of wire
-Effect on Kissinger
-Timing
-Resumption
-Le Duc Tho
-Paris
-Attacks on Hanoi, Haiphong
-Congressional relations
-The President’s second term
-Source
-The President’s policies
-Accomplishments
-Effect
-Settlement agreement
-North Vietnam
-PR
-Colson’s view
-Politicians
-Polls
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Congressional relations
-Samuel L. Devine
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-Press relations
-George Embrey article in Columbus Dispatch
-“Nixon Ends Bombing; North Vietnam to Negotiate”
-Devine
-“[William B.] Saxbe Feels Political Shock”
-Saxbe’s comments
-Devine
-Condition for support
-Apology
-Donald D. Clancy
-Op-ed article
-The President’s view
-Cessation of US bombing north of 20 Parallel
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-Republicans
-Percy
-Hugh Scott
-Dan Rather’s report
-Hubert H. Humphrey’s statement
-Press coverage
-Carl B. Albert’s statement
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Possible investigation
-Consultation with Congress
-The President’s May 8, 1972 decision
-Negotiations
-Press relations
-Cessation of US bombing north of 20 Parallel
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-Columbia Broadcasting Company [CBS]
-Hanoi
-Destruction
-Announcement
-Airplane losses
-The President’s conversation with Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-B-52s
-Press relations
-Timing
-Attacks on Hanoi
-Washington Post
-Demonstration
-New York Times
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-Article
-Writing
-Timing
-Negotiations
-“Serious” tone
-Pierpoint
-Scali
-Conversation with the President
-Loss of B-52s
-Kissinger’s press conference
-US bombing north of the 20 Parallel
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-The President’s May 8, 1972 decision
-Kissinger’s press conference
-Kissinger’s concern
-Self-image
-Explanation of points
-Ziegler
-Explanation of points
-Herbert G. Klein
-1972 campaign
-John B. Connally
-Scali
-Compared to Klein
-Ziegler
-Kissinger
-Reston article
-Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Telephone calls
-The President’s staff
-Concern
-Self-image
-Call from Colson
-Kissinger’s telephone calls
-Palm Springs, California
-Kalb
-Reston article
-Effect on negotiations
-Le Duc Tho
-Questions for Warren
-Sources
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-Return call to the President