Secret White House Tapes

725–34

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725–34
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Toma Granfil
  • Helmut "Hal" Sonnenfeldt
  • White House photographer
May 16, 1972
Conversation No. 725-34

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: 12:54 pm - 1:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Toma Granfil and Helmut Sonnenfeldt; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

[Photograph session]
-Josip Broz Tito

Gift to President
-Film
-President and Mrs. Tito
Greetings
-The President and Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
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Tito
-President's trip to Belgrade
-Tito's visit to US
-Continued relationship
-Age
-President's age
-The President’s view
-Message from President for birthday
-Instructions for Sonnenfeldt
-Timing

President's trip to Moscow
-Effect on Yugoslovia
-Tito's wishes
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] visit
-Purposes
-Improved understanding of other countries
-Improved relations with Soviet Union
-Improved relations with Yugoslavia
-Bilateral agreements
-Assurances for Tito
-Report to Tito
-Report to President of Mexico [Luis Echeverria Alvarez]
-Report to Europeans

Tito
-Report to President
-Appreciation of President's previous visit[?]
-The President’s view
-Concerns
-Vietnam
-Efforts of non-aligned countries in Paris peace talks
-Time to intervene
-Nature of talks
-Settlement
-Possibility
-Relations with Soviet Union
-Compared with relations with US
-Relations with US
-The President’s view
-Granfil’s view
-Smallpox
-Luncheon for doctors
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)


-Gift to President
-Thank-you letter from President
-US ties with film's production
-US Information Agency [USIA]
-White House, Washington DC

Best wishes
-For President
-For all countries


The President, Granfil, and Sonnenfeldt left at 1:01 pm.
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