Date: December 28, 1972

Time: Between 3:43 pm and 3:45 pm

Location: White House Telephone

Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 380-36]

Vietnam negotiations

-Message from North Vietnam

-Timing of meetings

-January 2, 1973 [Technical meetings]

-January 8, 1973 [Henry A. Kissinger’s meeting with Le Duc Tho]

-Kennedy’s call to Kissinger

-Kissinger’s forthcoming call to the President

-Conditions

-Bombing halt

-Timing

-December 29, 1972

-Announcement

-December 29, 1972

-December 31, 1972

-Significance

-Orders for Kennedy

-Kissinger’s call to the President

-The President’s schedule

-Camp David