726–8

Conversation No. 726-8

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 12:55 pm - 1:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William J. Porter and Henry A. Kissinger.
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)



Greetings

Porter's schedule
-Travel
-Children

Vietnam
-Paris talks
-North Vietnam Strategy
-Le Duc Tho
-Stay in Paris
-Stops in Peking and Moscow
-North Vietnam offensive
-Losses
-US and South Vietnam counter action
-US bombing
-Limitations
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Ceasefire
-South, North
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Purpose
-Blockade
-Harm to North Vietnam
-President's peace terms
-State Department response
-Foreign service
-Pentagon response
-The President’s view
-Air strikes
-Adm. John S. McCain
-Talk with Spiro T. Agnew
-McCain
-Restrictions
-Ceilings
-The President’s trip to the Soviet Union
-Talk with Henry A. Kissinger
-Future
-Orders from President
-Damages
-Aerial photographs
-PRC border
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 726-8 (cont.)

-Restrictions
-Reason
-Targets in Area
-Bridges
-Railroad marshalling yards
-Railroad marshalling yards
-Damage
-Photographs
-Restrictions
-Response
-Basis
-Effect
-Railroads
-Trucks
-Limitations
-Railroads
-Pontoon bridges
-Trucks
-Usefulness in moving supplies
-Paris talks
-Porter's role
-Plenary session
-Timing
-Private session
-President's offers
-North Vietnam responses
-North Vietnam counter offers
-Soviets
-Possible North Vietnam offer
-Likelihood
-Return of POWs for US withdrawal
-North Vietnam offensive
-Failure
-Signs
-New York Times, Washington Post
-Army of the Republic of South Vietnam [ARVN]
-Nguyen Van Thieu's position
-Commentaries
-New York Times
-Washington Post
-Time
-Newsweek
-Networks
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 726-8 (cont.)

-The President’s view
-Paris talks
-Porter's work
-Foreign Service evaluated
-Bureaucrats
-Soviet Union

Porter and Kissinger left at 1:04 pm.