Date: January 4, 1973
Time: 5:16 pm – 5:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Charles W. Colson.
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, 1-
17, incorrectly dated January 5, 1973.]
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull between 5:17 pm and 5:18 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-14A]
[See Conversation No. 35-88]
[End of telephone conversation]
[End of transcript]
The President’s decisions
-Cambodia
-May 8, 1972 speech
-November 3, 1972 Speech on Vietnam
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-1972 Moscow Summit
-Roger’s degree of support
-Call to Colson
-Henry A. Kissinger
The President’s meeting with Melvin R. Laird and William P. Rogers
-Vietnam
-Public relations [PR]
-Bombing
-Negotiations
-Deadlock
-Return to May 8, 1972 policies
-Resumption
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, 1-
17, incorrectly dated January 5, 1973.]
[End of transcript]
Vietnam negotiations
-Effect of bombing
-North Vietnam
-PR
-Rogers
-Kissinger
-Congressional relations
-Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
-William E. Timmons
-PR
-The President’s possible statement
-Albert, Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Rogers, Laird, Kissinger
-South Vietnam
-“Saving Face”
-Ellsworth F. Bunker
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, 1-
17, incorrectly dated January 5, 1973.]
The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:50 pm.
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[Conversation No. 399-14B]
[End of telephone conversation]
[End of transcript]
Bombing of North Vietnam
-Laird’s photographs
-Possible publicity
-Hawks
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, 1-
17, incorrectly dated January 5, 1973]
[End of transcript]
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Republican Senate Campaign committee
-Gerald R. Ford
-Robert C. (“Bob”) Wilson
-Clarence J. (“Bud”) Brown, Jr.
-Timmons
-Resistance
-Strategy
-White House role
-“Double Cross”
-Friend of the President
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Public relations [PR] [?]
-Changes
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Success
-Statements
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The President talked with Rose Mary Woods at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:50 pm.
[Conversation No. 393-14C]
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The President’s schedule
-Receipt of note
-Andrews Air Force Base
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Marjorie P. Acker
-Military aide
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[End of telephone conversation]
Vietnam negotiations
-Terms
-Prisoners of war [POW]
-US withdrawal
-Cease-fire
-Cambodia
-Laos
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, 1-
17, incorrectly dated January 5, 1973.]
[End of transcript]
Colson left at 5:50 pm.