489–19

Conversation No. 489-19

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 4:58 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John G. Gorton and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.; members of the press were
present at the beginning of the meeting.

President's schedule
-Previous meeting with Farm Bureau leaders
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Photo session
[General Conversation]

[Machine Noise]

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.

Refreshment Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm.

Australia
-Support for the US
-Government
-Compared with American government


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AUSTRALIA


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-President's schedule
-Possible visit
-Haig's schedule
-Chester Waring
-Floyd Waring
-Barry Goldwater [?]
-Patricia Haig
-Madeline Kane
-President’s view
-Accomplishments
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-Prospects
-Saline Water
-Prospects
-Press reports
-American press
-British press
-Compared with Australian press
-Rejection Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)
-President’s view
-Educated elite
-Freedom and totalitarian states
-President’s experiences
-Poland
-Romania
-Yugoslavia
-Hungary
-Czechoslovakia
-Press Corps

Vietnam
-Prisoners of War [POWs]


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VIETNAM


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-North Vietnamese
-US position
-US troops withdrawals
-Support for Republic of South Vietnam
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-US efforts on behalf of POWs
-World opinion

Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.

Refreshment

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm. Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)

President's schedule
-Previous meeting with Farm Bureau leaders
-Imports
-William Kuhfuss
-Imports
-Australian beef
-Kuhfuss’ position


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VIETNAM

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

AUSTRALIA

WORLD AFFAIRS


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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.

President's schedule
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-Upcoming meeting with Senators

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm.

Australia
-Prospects
-The President’s view
-Arthur G. (“Art”) Linkletter Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)
-People

Presentation of gifts
-Presidential cufflinks
-Presidential seal
-Paperweight

Farewells

Gorton and Haig left at 5:25 pm.