Date: January 31, 1973

Time: 10:18 am ­ 10:56 am

Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Announcement

-Henry A. Kissinger

President’s press conference

-Possible questions and answers

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-Jules Witcover’s story about Spiro T. Agnew

-1976 election

-John B. Connally

-President’s support

-William D. Rukelshaus

-Nicholas P. Thimmesch

-Ruckelshaus

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-Vietnam settlement

-Kissinger’s travel

-Postwar relations

-Cease-fire

-Economic aid to North Vietnam

-Normal relations

-William H. Sullivan

-Herbert G. Klein

-Nguyen Van Thieu

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[Joseph or Stewart] Alsop column

-Vietnam settlement

-President’s press conferences during negotiating period

-Future press conferences

The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:43 am.

[Conversation No. 403-19A]

President’s press conference

-Preparation with Ziegler

-Kissinger’s travel

-Agnew’s trip

-Sullivan’s trip

-Saigon

-President’s schedule[?]

[End of telephone conversation]

President’s press conference

-Thieu

-Story from Saigon

-Possible meeting with President

-Honolulu

-Time and place

-Location

-Press Room, Oval Office

-Watergate

-Effect

-Number of attendees

-President’s opening announcement

-Congress

-Ziegler’s previous statement

-Location

-Press Room

-Effect

-Questions

-First term

-Kissinger’s trip

-Watergate

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-Vietnam settlement

-Connally

-Watergate

-Cease-fire

-Amnesty

-Watergate

-Clark R. Mollenhoff

-UNINTELLIGIBLE

-Possible questions

-Dwight Chapin

-James W. McCord, Jr.

-Donald H. Segretti

-White House response

-UNINTELLIGIBLE

-Maurice H. Stans, John N. Mitchell

-Trial and appeal

-UNINTELLIGIBLE

-Stans and Mitchell

-President’s statement in San Clemente

-White House response

-Length

-Ziegler’s role

-President’s schedule

-Economic report to Congress

Vietnam settlement

-Quote by John E. Moss [?]

-President’s attitude

Call to Kissinger

Patrick J. Buchanan entered at 10:43 am.

-President’s statement

-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting

-Negotiations with North Vietnamese

-Moss’ public statement

Ziegler talked with Kissinger at 10:43 am.

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Moss’s public statement

[End of telephone conversation]

Date of bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting

-Coverage

Buchanan left at an unknown time before 10:53 am.

Moss’ public statement

President’s press conference

-Watergate

-Details

-Caution

-White House involvement

-Dwight L. Chapin

-Investigation

-Ziegler’s previous statements

-Investigations

-John D. Ehrlichman

-Results

-President’s previous statement

-Chapin

-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Ziegler’s previous statements

-Trial

-Location

-Press Room

-Television [TV] coverage

Buchanan entered at an unknown time after 10:43 am.

Vietnam settlement

-President’s statement

-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting

Buchanan left at 10:53 am.

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Press relations

-Frustration

-Briefing [?]

President’s forthcoming press conference

-Cameras

-Location

-Blue Room [?]

-Length

-President’s schedule

-Economic report

-Plans

-Watergate

-Ziegler’s replies

-White House cooperation with Congress

-Ziegler’s possible comments

Ziegler left at 10:56 am.