631–1

Conversation No. 631-1

Date: December 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:57 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[The recording begins at an unknown time while the conversation is in progress]

People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-William P. Rogers
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Comments
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] trip
-India

India-Pakistan war
-Haldeman's talk with Rogers
-Press stories
-Rogers-Kissinger
-President’s instructions
-Haldeman's possible call to Rogers
-Press articles
-Staff meeting
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Administration policy
-Press stories
-Time and Newsweek
-Lead story for the week
-Mary McGrory
-Types of stories
-Kissinger
-United Nations [UN]-Taiwan
-India-Pakistan war
-Administration responsibility
-Frank F. Church
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Refugees
-India
-The President’s conversation with Rogers
-Rogers working style
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Conv. No. 631- 1(cont.)


-Compared to
-John B. Connally
-Kissinger
-George P. Shultz
-Previous conversation with Kissinger
-Connally
-Kissinger resignation
-Previous attempt by Kissinger
-Timing
-Laos
-PRC trip
-1972 election
-Probable timing of resignation
-Possible reasons
-Paris Peace Talks
-State Department
-Magazines
-James B. Reston

Foreign policy
-Rogers
-Expertise [?]

PRC
-Rogers
-Talks with Haldeman
-State Department

Kissinger
-India
-The President’s stance
-Military aid
-Economic aid
-Indira Gandhi
-Difficulties
-Kennedy
-Kenneth B. Keating
-Rogers
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Kissinger
-Appearance on National Broadcasting Company’s [NBC]
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 631- 1(cont.)


program, “A Day in the Life of the President”, December
6, 1971

Pierre E. Trudeau meeting
-Kissinger’s location

The President's schedule
-Appearance on NBC program, “A Day in the Life of the President”
-Haldeman
-Charles W. Colson
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Robert H. Finch
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Finch
-Location
-Domestic Council meeting
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Possible agenda for meeting [?]
-Rogers
-Kissinger
-Haldeman’s previous calls

Kissinger
-Relations with staff
-Trudeau dinner
-Toast
-Television
-Kissinger’s style
-Backgrounders
-Rogers
-PRC
-Kissinger and Rogers

Connally's news conference

Agnew
-Style and manner at Trudeau dinner

Kissinger resignation
-State Department
-Frustration over policy
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 631- 1(cont.)


-Haldeman's talk with Ziegler
-Backgrounder
-Kissinger
-Handling
-Actions
-Concern from Haldeman

Haldeman left at 1:58 pm.