691–3

Conversation No. 691-3

Date: March 21, 1972
Time: 4:21 pm - 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull, Manea Manescu, Corneliu Bogdan, Herbert Stein,
Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Charles W. Schaller and Mircea Mitran; the White House photographer
was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:56 pm.

Seating

[Photograph session]

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Greetings from Nicolae Ceausescu

The Ceausescu’s previous meeting with the President and Mrs. Nixon
-Bucharest
-White House

The President's previous meetings with Ceausescu
-Reception
-The President’s previous meetings with Manescu

Manescu's present visit
-Council of Economic Advisors [CEA]
-Stein

Romania
-Relations with the US
-The President's visit, 1969
-Political, economic, cultural and technical relations
-Personnel exchanges
-Delegation
-Economy
-Development
-Export-Import [Ex-Im] Bank
-Overseas Private Investment Corporation [OPIC]
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-Most Favored Nation [MFN] status for Romania
-Romanian public opinion
-Manescu's visits
-Factories
-Villages
-International Relations
-Trade
-Balance with western and socialist countries
-Détente
-Romanian principles
-Independence
-Equality
-Freedom
-Non-interference
-International process
-Romania relations with the US
-Romania economy
-Romania society
-Ceausescu’s visit to Africa
-Message of friendship
-Developing countries
-Contribution to détente
-The President's trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Ceausescu’s view
-Romanian public opinion
-Communique
-Benefit to international relations
-Talks, Meetings
-Communique
-Principles
-Non-interference, equal rights, renunciation of force
-Concurrence with Romanian principles
-International relations
-Importance
-Appreciation of Romanian people
-The President's trip to the Soviet Union
-Importance
-Principles of international relations
-Soviet-US relations
-Romanian contributions
-Negotiations
-Indochina
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-Middle East
-European Security Conference

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:21 pm.

The President's schedule
-Arrival of Gerard C. Smith [?]

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:56 pm.

Romania
-European Security Conference
-Desire for peace

The President
-Greetings to Ceausescu
-Previous meetings
-The President’s previous trip to Romania
-Visit to a socialist country
-US-Soviet Union relations
-US-PRC relations
-Socialist leaders’ opposition to the President’s PRC trip
-Soviet Union
-Ceausescu's acceptance

Romania
-The President's foreign trips to the PRC and the Soviet Union
-US-Romanian relations
-The President's assurance
-MFN status
-Vietnam
-Relations with the US
-Economy
-Ceausescu's talks with the President
-Romanian people
-Reception for the President
-Large compared to small nations
-Independence of smaller nations
-US
-Comparison with Romania

The President's response to Ceausescu’s letter
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Romanian tennis players

Farewells

Manescu, et. al. left at 4:56 pm.