Date: November 18, 1972

Time: 12:15 pm – 12:20 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

Vietnam negotiations

-Settlement agreement

-Message to Ellsworth F. Bunker

-The President’s directions

-Dealings with South Vietnamese

-Nguyen Van Thieu

-Thieu’s attitudes

-The President’s previous letter

-South Vietnam

-Possible emissary to the President

-Paris negotiations

-Further messages

-Bunker

-The President’s response on South Vietnam bargaining

Position

-The President’s previous letter

-Pressure on US

-South Vietnam position

-Changes in negotiating points

-Problems

-Le Duc Tho’s possible response

-Previous Changes

-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s recent trip

-Comments

-Impact on agreement

-Withdrawal of forces

-US and North Vietnamese

-Bunker

-Emissary to South Vietnam

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-Haig

-John B. Connally

-North Vietnam reaction to US proposals

-Agreement quality

-South Vietnam

-US bargaining position

-Bunker

Peter G. Peterson

-New appointment

-Foreign policy

-Expertise

-Commerce Department

-George P. Shultz

-Access to White House