Date: August 2, 1972
Time: 12:59 pm – 1:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with George D. Aiken.
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[See Conversation No. 759-11E]
The President’s meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Kissinger’s trip to Paris
Aiken’s amendment
-The President’s gratitude
-The President’s view
-Statement
-Difficulties
Request for confidentiality
Kissinger talked with Aiken.
Greetings
North Vietnamese
-Peace talks
-Secrecy until completion
Confidence in Aiken
Peace talks
-Seriousness
-Aiken’s Amendment
-Problems
-North Vietnamese delays
-Encouragement
-Support for the President
-Seriousness
-Aiken’s Amendment
-Show of unity for the President
-North Vietnamese interpretation
-North Vietnamese actions
-Delays
-Edward W. Brooke substitute
-Problems
-No ceasefire
-Deviation from the President
-North Vietnamese delays
-Fund shutoff
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-Congress
-Conflicts with the President
-May 8, 1972 proposals
-An amendment in Congress
-Problems
-Withdrawal of funds for South Vietnam
-Alan Cranston
-US return to Vietnam
-Problems
-Panama, Jordan
-Aiken’s Amendment
-Kissinger’s view
-Administration’s comments
-Commitments
-Possible impression
-Domestic opponents