Date: February 1, 1973
Time: 4:08 pm – 6:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Edward R.G. Heath, Burke Trend, and Henry A. Kissinger.
President’s office
-Compared with other offices
Vietnam settlement
-Medals [?]
-Cambodia
-May 8, 1972 decision
-Camp David
Defense policy
-Press coverage
-George P. Shultz
-Kissinger’s role
-President’s schedule
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-Vietnam settlement
-North Vietnam
-South Vietnamese forces
-US military role
Kissinger left at 4:45 pm.
President’s schedule [?]
-Shultz [?]
Shultz entered at 4:46 pm.
Greetings
Agenda
Trade policy
-Kissinger
-Georges J.R. Pompidou
Balance of payments
-Pound [?]
-Dollar
-Severity of situation
-Political paralysis [?]
-Privatization [?]
-Consequences
-Japan [?]
-France [?]
-Heath’s concerns
-Gold [?]
-Deficits
-Spending
-Possible crisis
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-Soviet Union [?]
-Peace [?]
-Common interests
-Gold [?]
-Debts
-Personal responsibility
-Stock markets
-Wall Street
-Reaction
-Vietnam War
-Prices
-Defense spending
-Dollar
-US position
-Congressional relations [?]
-Liberality
-Corporations
-Unknown country
-Coalition government
-Labor Unions
-Commonwealth
-US role in world
-Market
-John B. Connally [?]
-Japan
-Radios, televisions
-US position
-Public statements
-Trade negotiations
-Protectionism
-US public support
-Japan
-Ambassador
-Production
-Objectives
-Safeguards
-Trade negotiations
-Japan
-Progress
-Connally
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-North Sea
-Coal
-Environmentalists in Great Britain, US
-Political considerations
-Fishermen
-Monetary situation
-Heath’s proposals
-European Economic Community [EEC]
-Financial market
-US position
-Paper
-Purpose
-Congressional relations
-Foreign Relations Committee
-Trade negotiations
-International monetary situation
-US foreign policy, national security
-Trade negotiations
-Market
-Dollar
-Strength
-Congressional relations
-Hysterical reaction
-Milton Friedman [?]
The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 6:05 pm.
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