Date: February 1, 1973

Time: 12:17 pm – 12:38 pm

Location: Oval Office

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The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[Coughing]

Press briefing

-Meetings with Edward R. G. Heath

-Camp David

-Topics

-Vietnam

-South Asia

-Africa

-Ireland

-Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions [MBFR]

-European Security

-East-West relations

-Agenda for afternoon meeting

-Economic matters

-Vietnam settlement

-Great Britain’s support

-President’s appreciation

Prayer breakfast

-Press coverage

Press conference

-Television [TV] and radio coverage

-John C. Stennis’ story

-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]

-national Broadcasting Company [NBC]

-Amnesty story

-Political left

-Morality

-Telegram

-Jules J. Witcover’s column

-Toughness

-President’s stance towards opponents

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-1972 election victory

-John P. (“Jack”) Sutherland, US News and World Report

-Pride

-Reaction of press

-President’s tone

President’s schedule

-Ziegler’s press briefing

Refreshment

-Bouillon

The President left at an unknown time after 12:17 pm.

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 12:17 pm.

Refreshment

-Bouillon

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:30 pm.

The President entered at an unknown time before 12:30 pm.

President’s press conference

-Questions by Courtney R. Sheldon, Christian Science Monitor

-Vietnam settlement

-Reaction by peace movement

-Reconciliation

-William P. Rogers

-Henry A. Kissinger

-President’s opponent

-Harvard University

-National disunity, wounds

-President’s view of culpability

-President’s performance

-Witcover

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Prayer breakfast

-Mark O. Hatfield

-Stennis

-Superficial gesture

-Remarks

-Preparation by President

-Compared to Heath’s visit

-Agenda

-Great Britain’s energy policy

-Intensity of President’s work

-New York

-Economic relationship

-MBFR

-European Security Conference

-Press coverage

-John F. Kennedy’s administration

Kissinger

-Interview on CBS

-Future interview by Barbara Walters of NBC

-Kissinger’s trip to Hanoi and PRC

-Advance notification to Walters

-Briefing for TV appearance

-Ziegler’s and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s preparation

-Timing

-Location

-Schedule

-Heath’s meeting with President

-Marvin L. Kalb of CBS

-National audience

-Meeting with Heath

The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:38 pm.

[Conversation No. 846-6A]

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Kissinger’s schedule

-TV appearance

-Importance

-Heath meeting

-Timing

[End of telephone conversation]

Vietnam settlement

-Public reaction

-Friend of Diane Sawyer

-Peter J. Brennan’s [?] wife

-Louisville, Kentucky

-Prayer breakfast

-Kissinger’s TV appearance

-Kalb

-Walters

Ziegler left at 12:38 pm.