836–8

Conversation No. 836-8

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:43 am and 11:09 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with Col. Richard T. Kennedy and Maurice J. Williams. The White House
photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Turner B. Shelton’s schedule
-Fatigue
-Anastasio Somoza

The President entered at 10:45 am.

Birthday congratulations

Photographs
-Seating arrangements

[Photograph session]

Birthday roses
-Gift from staff
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Cost

Bull and press left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

Williams
-Government service
-Cabinet officers
-White House staff
-Sub-cabinet
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-Career civil service
-Dedication
-West Virginia
-Overseas assignments
-Nicaragua
-Bangladesh
-Philippines
-Cyclone
-Government service
-Dedication
-Nicaragua relief effort

Nicaragua relief report
-Morale
-Voluntary agencies
-The President’s personal representative
-Appreciation
-Shelton
-Performance
-Wife
-Residency
-Destruction
-Voluntary Agencies
-Food and water distribution

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 10:45 am.

Refreshments

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

-Political situation
-Latin American reaction
-Compared to US
-US management skills
-Destruction in Managua
-US-Nicaraguan cooperation
-Press relations
-Gratitude of Nicaraguan people
-Roberto Clemente
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-U.S. governmental effort coordination
-U.S. contributions
-Need
-Voluntary agencies
-The President’s pleasure
-Turner’s efforts
-Voluntary agencies
-Press questions
-Public attention to Latin America
-Neglect
-Revolutions, disasters
-Managua
-Nicaraguan people
-Mexico

Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:45 am.

The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

Latin America
-Dwight David Eisenhower
-Puerto Rico
-Latin governments
-Marine’s opinion
-Music, arts, warmth
-Spain
-Italy
-France
-Charles A. J. M. de Gaulle
-Nicaragua
-Somoza
-Leadership

Birthday congratulations

Photograph for Williams

Williams left at 11:03 am.
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Vietnam settlement
-Meetings
-Le Duc Tho
-Health
-Instructions
-Reception
-Press coverage
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Irrelevance
-Communists
-Cleverness
-Kissinger
-Negotiating skills
-Kissinger’s report
-Melvin R. Laird
-Press statement
-Option two
-Press distortion
-Dove position
-South Vietnamese
-Charles W. Colson
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Missing in action [MIAs]
-Peace objectives
-North Vietnam
-South Vietnam
-Laos
-Cambodia
-Option one compared to option two
-Future of peace
-Demilitarized zone [DMZ]
-Status of negotiations

Kennedy left at 11:09 am.
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