Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:39 pm and 12:00 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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The President’s schedule
-Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
-University of Tennessee
-Louisiana State University
-Halftime
Bombing of North Vietnam press conference
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Aug.-08)
Conversation No. 238-24 (cont’d)
-Gerald L. Warren
-Demeanor
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Demeanor
-Complaint
-Follow-up questions
-Warren
-The President
-Colonel Richard T. Kennedy
-Congress
-Charles W. Colson
-Call to Kissinger
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger
-Attitude regarding briefings
-Defensiveness
-Lack of trust
-Press relations
-Warren
-Colson and John A. Scali
-Networks, wire services
-William E. Timmons
-Thomas C. Korologos
-Kissinger
-Ego
-Relationship with staff
-The President’s call
-Marvin L. Kalb report
-Call by Colson
-Kissinger’s reaction
-Attraction for Jews
-Arthur F. Burns
-Washington Post
-Herbert Stein
-Qualities
-Vulnerabilities
-“Hawks”
-Press relations
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The President’s telephone call
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Message to US servicemen members
-Appreciation
-Peace in Vietnam
New York Times column
-James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Kennedy
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Demeanor
-Congress
-Trip to Vietnam
-Abilities
-Character
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Aug.-08)
Conversation No. 238-24 (cont’d)
The President’s telephone call
-[David] Kenneth Rush
-Golf course
-U. Alexis Johnson
-Timing
Use of time
-Golf
-Compared to work
Press relations
-Kissinger
-Schedule
-Location
-California
-Calls from the President
-Press conference
-Bombing of North Vietnam
-Kissinger’s performance
-Robert Pierpoint
-Wire service coverage
-Howard K. Smith
-Conversation with Colson or Kissinger
-Reaction of the press
-Wire services
-Positive reaction to bombing announcement
-Compared to negative reaction
-Agreement with South Vietnam
-Kissinger
-Press conference
-Performance
-Ziegler’s role
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