Conversation No. 860-12

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 3:30 pm - 3:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John B. Connally.

       Greetings

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:30 pm.

       Weather in Florida, California

       Refreshments

       Connally's meeting
             -Date

Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:58 pm.
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President's schedule
       -Washington, DC
       -Congressional reception

Connally's law firm
      -Washington office
      -Richard G. Kleindienst
              -Discussion with Connally
                     -Career plans
                     -John N. Mitchell
                            -Law firm
                                   -Disadvantages

              -Problems
                      -Justice Department
                      -Conflict of interest
                      -Antitrust action
              -Legal abilities
              -Honesty
              -Controversies
                      -G. Harrold Carswell, Clement F. Haynsworth
                      -International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
                      -Watergate
              -Value to firm
       -Problems of a law firm
              -Personal relationships
       -Harmony in firm
       -Number of partners
       -Washington office
              -Purpose
                      -Lobbying
              -Staffing
                      -Tax, antitrust, and Federal Power Commission lawyers
              -Washington business
                      -Government
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                               -Taxes
       - Kleindienst
              -Career plans
                      -Residence
              -Modesty
              -Executive committee
              -Salary
              -George Smathers
              -Stable law firm
              -Independent law firm
              -Productivity
              -Mitchell’s law firm
                      -Conflicts of interest
                               -El Paso
                               -Tennessee Gas
                               -Referral to Kleindienst
       -Kleindienst
              -Assistants
              -Age
              -Political skills
                      -1968 election, nomination

Harry S. Dent
       -Meeting with President
       -South Carolina trip
              -Governor
                      -Support for President
              -President's visit to State legislature
                      -Address
       -South Carolina
              -Allegiance to Democratic Party
              -Nullification
              -Andrew Jackson
              -Enthusiasm for President
              -Budget problems
              -Prisoners of War [POWs]
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POW return
     -Airport reception

POWs
         -Captivity
                -Conditions
         -Statements on return
                -Support for President, country
         -Public reaction
                -Amnesty

Budget
         -Spending
         -Limits
         -Congressional relations
         -President's position
                 -Fiscal policy, taxes
         -Public support
         -Special interests
                 -Opposition

Welfare demonstration
       -Number
       -Jesse L. Jackson
       -Bella S. Abzug
       -Shirley Chisholm
       -Attendance by senators
       -Poverty programs
       -Republicans
               -Clifford P. Case
       -Attacks on President
       -Increases in health, education spending
       -President's response to charges of unconcern
               -Demagoguery
               -Spending
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              -Special interests
              -Press relations

Jamaica
       -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo and Robert H. Abplanalp
       -Government
                -Security
                         -Connally’s investment
       -Nassau
                -Investment
       -Independence
       -Michael Manley
                -Physical appearance
                -Intelligence
       -Connally’s visit
                -Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally
       -Intelligence
                -Knowledge of Jamaicans
       -Unemployment
       -Nationalization of industry
       -Cattle operations
                -John Rollins, Pollard Simons, Al Cohen
       -Agricultural self-sufficiency
       -Manley
                -Control of government
                -Assistants
                -Meeting with President
       -Security

Caribbean
       -Future
       -Nassau
               -Independence
               -Lunden O. Pindling

Jamaica
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      -Relations with US

Caribbean
       -Communist threat
       -Association with the US
              -Nassau, Jamaica
              -Maintain status
              -Objections
                     -Welfare
                     -Citizenship
       -Communist threat
       -Manley
              -Conversation with Connally
                     -Special trade relationship with US
                     -Common market
                     -Sugar quota
       -Trade with US
              -Preferential trade
                     -Trade bills
              -Import duties
                     -Effects on US economy
              -Unemployment
                     -Rebozo
                              -Labor
       -Jamaica
              -Agricultural labor
              -Compared with US Blacks, Mexicans, Cubans
       -Manley
       -US policy
              -Commonwealth
       -Jamaica
              -Independence
              -Population
       -Bahamas
              -Population
              -Army, navy, air force
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               -Diplomatic corps
       -British Commonwealth
       -US policy

US trust territories in the Pacific
       -Retention
       -Connally’s memorandum
                -Henry A. Byroade
       -Peace Corps
       -Association
       -Independence
                -Liberals’ support

People’s Republic of China [PRC]
       -Press announcement
       -Relations with US
       -US flyers
               -Release
       -John Downey
               -Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
               -Release
                      -President’s letter
                      -Chou En Lai
       -Relations with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
       -Relations with Japan
       -US ties
               -PRC concessions
               -Taiwan recognition
       -Formal diplomatic relations
               -US office in Peking
               -PRC office in Washington
               -Trade
               -Impact
                      -Taiwan
                      -USSR
       -Chou
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               -Japan-US cooperation
                      -Pipeline in Siberia
                      -USSR influence
               -Eastern Siberia

Connally’s trip around the world
      -Pollard Simons and wife
      -Idannell Connally
               -Airplane
                      -British Aircraft III
                      -Grummand II
               -Length
      -PRC visit

PRC
       -Western symphony orchestras
              -Trip
              -Chou’s conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
                       -Eugene Ormandy
              -Ormandy
                       -Philadelphia
                       -Inauguration
                       -Invitation to visit
                               -President’s support
                       -Political leanings
                       -Position on USSR
       -Connally visit
              -Pollard
              -Value
              -Length of stay
              -Peking
              -Hong Kong
              -Shanghai
              -Arrangements
                       -President’s assistance
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       Idanell Connally

       Golda Meir dinner
             -Invitation to Connally
             -Guest list
                     -Democrats
                     -Jews
                             -President’s supporters
                             -New York, Los Angeles

Connally left at 3:58 pm.