43–109

Conversation No. 43-109

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 6:34 pm - 6:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope.

[See Conversation No. 410-43]

Prisoners of War [POWs] return
-Rose Mary Woods
-Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.
-Col. Robinson Risner’s statement
-Material for movies
-Jack L. Warner
-Meeting with Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]
-December 1972 bombing of North Vietnam
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-The President’s instructions
-B-52s
-Effect on POWs
-May 8, 1972 bombing
-The President’s conversation with Hope
-Heroes
-Vietnam settlement

Terence Cooke
-Catholic Youth Organization [CYO]
-Hope’s appearance
-Location

POWs and Vietnam settlement
-Hope’s telegram

Golf
-The President’s schedule
-Rose Mary Woods
-John B. Connally
-A. Pollard Simons
-Arnold Palmer
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Aug.-08)
Conversation No. 43-109 (cont’d)



John Ford
-Support for the President’s policies
-Medal of Freedom
-Timing of ceremony
-Location

Letter from the President to Warren Dorn

Hope’s appearance at CYO
-Message from the President
-POWs

POWs return
-Value to the nation
-National Broadcasting Company [NBC] press conference
-Hope
-December 1972 bombing
-The President’s view
-Hope and Palmer
-Moorer
-Creighton W. Abrams

Vietnam settlement
-US commitment
-Raising of US flag to full staff
-Claudia A. (“Lady Bird”) Johnson’s agreement
-Respect of enemies
-Trust of allies

Hope’s schedule
-New York

Golf
-The President’s schedule
-Nguyen Van Thieu

The President talked with Delores (Reade) Hope.

Bob Hope’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Aug.-08)
Conversation No. 43-109 (cont’d)


-Israel
-Event with Cooke

POWs
-Homecoming
-The country’s reaction
-Amnesty
-Canada and Sweden
-Abrams
-The President’s conversations with POW wives
-Mrs. James Mulligan, Mrs. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr., Mrs. Robinson Risner
-Bravery

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Invitation for dinner