Date: October 26, 1972
Time: 11:44 pm – 11:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
Vietnam
-Network news reports
-Charles W. Colson’s talk with Kissinger
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-George S. McGovern
-Chances of victory
-Colson’s analysis
-Peace settlement
-The President’s statements in West Virginia and Kentucky
-Response
-US terms
-Return of Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Cease-fire
-South Vietnamese self-determination
-Credit for the President
-Timing
-North Vietnam
-Meeting in Paris
-Delays
-Effect
-1968 bombing halt
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s handling
-North Vietnam agreement
-US confirmation
-The President’s statement
-Differences
-Resolution
-Public reaction
-Kissinger’s briefing
-News coverage
-Extent
-Colson
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s opinion
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Questions
-Kissinger’s response
-Peace settlement
-Thieu’s response
-Kissinger’s view
Phone call
Vietnam
-Kissinger’s briefing
-Nelson A. Rockefeller’s reaction
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-McGeorge Bundy, James B. (“Scotty”) Reston, Carl Moore
-Response
-Moore
-Unknown law firm
-Marriage
-Luce family
-Response
-Taft Schreiber
-Advantages
-The President’s absence
-Political advantage
-Peace settlement
-Final terms
-The President’s authority
-Second term
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Statements about Thieu
-Corruption
-Kissinger’s briefing
-Colson’s call
-James L. Buckley
-Congratulations
-Criticism
-Peace settlement
-Issue in 1972 election
-Problems
-Nelson A. Rockefeller’s concern
-Domestic agenda
-Winston S. Churchill’s election defeat
-Comparison
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