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Telephone conversation # 13736, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 4:33PM (Item)
  • "TRANSCRIBED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; NIXON ON HOLD 0:30; OFFICE SECRETARY SPEAKS WITH HIM BRIEFLY; LBJ APPARENTLY ON SPEAKERPHONE
  • LBJ SAYS ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROBERT MURPHY AS NIXON'S LIAISON WITH STATE DEPT WAS MISCONSTRUED AS AGREEMENT THAT MURPHY, NIXON WOULD APPROVE FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS; NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERFERE, HE SUPPORTS LBJ ON VIETNAM, NATO, NON-PROLIFERATION
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13736, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 4:33PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13304, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/8/1968, 4:09PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES NIXON ON RECEIVING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, OFFERS HIM BRIEFING ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH HHH; TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRIEFING FOR NIXON AT LBJ RANCH BY DEAN RUSK, CYRUS VANCE; NIXON'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13304, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/8/1968, 4:09PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13710, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/3/1968, 1:54PM (Item)
  • NIXON DISCUSSES EVERETT DIRKSEN'S CALL ABOUT NIXON'S ASSOCIATES ENCOURAGING SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS, SAYS HE WILL COOPERATE WITH LBJ, GO TO PARIS OR SAIGON IF NEEDED; LBJ REVIEWS HISTORY OF PEACE TALKS, BRIEFING OF CANDIDATES; LBJ
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13710, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/3/1968, 1:54PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13735, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 10:56AM (Item)
  • NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT NAME US AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY NOW, WILL APPOINT ROBERT MURPHY AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE ON FOREIGN POLICY, VIETNAM DURING TRANSITION; LBJ PRAISES MURPHY, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT USSR DURING TRANSITION; NIXON'S CONTACTS
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13735, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 10:56AM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13354, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/31/1968, 9:30AM (Item)
  • LBJ ON HOLD 0:55 WHILE CALL TO NIXON IS PLACED; LBJ IS MEETING WITH PAUL GLYNN AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM WHILE WAITING FOR NIXON'S CALL; NIXON IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON EASTERN EUROPE; ANATOLY DOBRYNIN'S MEETING WITH DEAN RUSK; NIXON ASKS ABOUT CURRENT SITUATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND AND POSSIBLE COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT IN CHICAGO RIOTS; PRESS COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13354, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/31/1968, 9:30AM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13306, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/18/1968, 5:01PM (Item)
  • "SUNDAY"; "SUMMARIZED"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; NIXON IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13306, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/18/1968, 5:01PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13523, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 10/7/1968, 5:11PM (Item)
  • NIXON'S VISIT WITH DWIGHT EISENHOWER; LBJ SAYS EISENHOWER SUPPORTS VIETNAM POLICY, READS MEMO ON 1954 GENEVA TALKS AND CLARK CLIFFORD'S MEMO ON HHH'S, MELVIN LAIRD'S STATEMENTS ON TROOP LEVELS; DISCUSSION OF NYT STORIES, US CONDITIONS FOR BOMBING
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13523, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 10/7/1968, 5:11PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • "6:45-7:10PM"; "(TRANSCRIBED)"; NIXON ON HOLD 1:25; JIM JONES ASKS NIXON TO HOLD BECAUSE LBJ IS IN A MEETING; WALT ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • NIXON ASKS ABOUT HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON HALTING BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, ASKS IF US POSITION HAS CHANGED; LBJ READS FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS' CABLE ON POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BOMBING HALT; PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; ROSTOW SUMMARIZES ABRAMS' MORE RECENT
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13709, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/3/1968, 1:25PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SMATHERS' TALK WITH UNNAMED PERSON (RICHARD NIXON) ABOUT NIXON'S ASSOCIATES ENCOURAGING SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS; NIXON'S REPUTATION AS ANTI-COMMUNIST; RECENT REMARKS BY JOHN TOWER, ROBERT FINCH, MELVIN LAIRD
Telephone conversation # 13738, sound recording, LBJ and BRYCE HARLOW, 11/15/1968, 9:20AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR CLARIFICATION OF RICHARD NIXON'S STATEMENT WHICH PRESS MISCONSTRUED TO MEAN LBJ HAD AGREED TO GET PRIOR APPROVAL FROM NIXON FOR DECISIONS DURING TRANSITION; ROBERT MURPHY'S ROLE AS NIXON'S LIAISON, OBSERVER IN STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 13749, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 3:33PM (Item)
  • SMATHERS DISCUSSES RICHARD NIXON'S REQUEST TO BUY SMATHERS' HOUSE, NIXON'S PLAN TO OFFER UN POST TO HHH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HHH, PROBLEMS OF PRESIDENCY, HIS REGRET ABOUT NOT REPLACING JFK APPOINTEES, OFFERS ADVICE TO NIXON; DNC'S
Telephone conversation # 11015, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 11/5/1966, 5:14PM (Item)
  • FULBRIGHT'S CAMPAIGN PLANS; LBJ ASKS FULBRIGHT TO CALL BILL MOYERS TO DISCUSS FULBRIGHT POSSIBLY REBUTTING RICHARD NIXON'S CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY, MANILA CONFERENCE; FULBRIGHT EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT A RESPONSE WILL GIVE NIXON MORE PUBLICITY
Telephone conversation # 13612, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/30/1968, 10:25AM (Item)
  • NIXON'S CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; MELVIN LAIRD; JOHN MITCHELL; ANNA CHENNAULT; HISTORY OF BOMBING HALT NEGOTIATIONS; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' SUPPORT FOR HALT; NIXON'S STATEMENT URGING SOVIETS, OTHERS JOIN TALKS; DELAY IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT JOINING
Telephone conversation # 13708, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/3/1968, 1:25PM (Item)
  • SMATHERS' TALK WITH UNNAMED PERSON (RICHARD NIXON) ON REPORTS THAT JOHN TOWER, ANNA CHENNAULT ENCOURAGED SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT NIXON CAMPAIGN'S COMMENTS, REVIEWS NEGOTIATIONS AND REPORTS OF CHENNAULT'S
Telephone conversation # 13711, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/3/1968, 2:18PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH GEORGE SMATHERS, RICHARD NIXON ABOUT NIXON'S ASSOCIATES ENCOURAGING SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS; CHARGE THAT LBJ'S MOTIVES IN HALTING BOMBING ARE POLITICAL; SPIRO AGNEW'S ROLE IN CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13728, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/11/1968, 10:21AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK IF RICHARD NIXON SHOULD TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO ENCOURAGE SOUTH VIETNAM TO JOIN PARIS PEACE TALKS; QUESTION OF NIXON, MIKE MANSFIELD, OTHERS GOING TO SAIGON OR PARIS; TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS; NYT STORY ON RESUMING ARMS TALKS WITH USSR
Telephone conversation # 13549, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/16/1968, 1:40PM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN SAYS NIXON HEADQUARTERS HAS ASKED HIM ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, ASKS LBJ ABOUT PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO BREAKTHROUGH, DISCUSSES HIS CONFERENCE CALL TO HHH, RICHARD NIXON AND GEORGE WALLACE TO BRIEF THEM
Telephone conversation # 13353, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/31/1968, 9:18AM? (Item)
  • "? NEED TO IDENTIFY"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; SLIP, DAILY DIARY, WH OPS LOG LIST CALL TO HHH AT 10:18A (EASTERN TIME) BUT CALL WAS RECORDED ON DICTABELT BEFORE 9:30A CENTRAL TIME CALL TO RICHARD NIXON; HHH IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • HHH DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC VIETNAM PLATFORM AND HIS STATEMENT TO PRESS ABOUT NEED FOR HHH, NIXON TO MAINTAIN UNITY ON VIETNAM POLICY DURING CAMPAIGN; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE JOINT STATEMENT BY NIXON, HHH ON VIETNAM TO BE RELAYED TO HANOI AT PARIS PEACE
Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON
  • "CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM BEFORE CONFERENCE CALL; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE AND IS ON HOLD 0:40
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Telephone conversation # 13514, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/6/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • "RE MTG W/NIXON, HARRIMAN-VANCE, PLANS FOR HONOLULU, RUSK MTG W/PM'S"; "TRANSCRIBED-YB"; BEGINNING OF THIS RECORDING REPEATS PARTS OF REF #13512 AND #13513; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV AUDIBLE AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT
  • NIXON'S REQUEST FOR MEETING; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT AVERELL HARRIMAN'S ROLE IN HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; GEORGE BALL; CYRUS VANCE; PRESS LEAKS; EFFECT OF SPEECH ON HANOI; HONOLULU MEETING AND RUSK'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN
Telephone conversation # 13740, transcript, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and RON ZIEGLER, 11/15/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • ';lntry. After the 2.0th President I . . h. . Nixon speaks for th,. country and President Johnson supports im in every um $1.) (f,..j.,' ~r way he _c an. There rill be timely r:flccilugs with Ambassador Murphy now, and later with the s1cretary o~ Stat
  • CHRISTIAN DISCUSSES HIS RESPONSE TO PRESS CONCERNING MISINTERPRETATION OF NIXON'S STATEMENT ANNOUNCING APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT MURPHY AS NIXON'S LIAISON DURING TRANSITION, INCLUDING STORY THAT LBJ WAS IRRITATED WITH NIXON
Telephone conversation # 3027, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/14/1964, 1:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS UPI STORY ON RICHARD NIXON'S CALL TO "UNLEASH" SOUTH VIETNAM; BUNDY'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH WALTER LIPPMANN; CHINA; NGUYEN KHAHN; NEED FOR MESSAGE TO WILLIAM BUNDY TO CLARIFY VIETNAM POLICY FOR HENRY CABOT LODGE; LODGE'S POSSIBLE
Telephone conversation # 5802, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 10/1/1964, 9:46PM (Item)
  • HHH REPORTS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES; IOWA, GEORGIA POLITICS; NIXON'S REMARKS ON VIETNAM; PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION IN CAMPAIGN; CONGRESSIONAL RECESS, NOT ADJOURNMENT, TO SAVE MEDICARE BILL; ETHICS CHARGES AGAINST GOLDWATER, MILLER; BOBBY BAKER
Telephone conversation # 10604, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/10/1966, 3:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S ADVICE ON UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATES; CYRUS VANCE'S CONCERNS ABOUT HIS FUTURE; ROSWELL GILPATRIC; JOHN DICKEY; J. IRWIN MILLER; FRANK MURPHY; PRESS LEAK ABOUT US TROOP INCREASE; RICHARD NIXON'S VIETNAM STATEMENT; JOHN
Telephone conversation # 11014, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/4/1966, 12:50PM (Item)
  • HHH CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; DISCUSSION OF RICHARD NIXON'S RECENT CRITICISM OF MANILA CONFERENCE; HHH'S CAMPAIGN PLANS; ELECTION PROSPECTS IN MINNESOTA, IDAHO, NEW YORK; HHH'S TALK WITH RICHARD DALEY ABOUT ILLINOIS ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 13596, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/25/1968, 5:37PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES CHARGES BY RICHARD NIXON'S SPOKESMAN HERBERT KLEIN THAT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, INCLUDING CLIFFORD, JOSEPH CALIFANO, GEORGE BALL AND CYRUS VANCE, ARE USING VIETNAM PEACE TALKS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR HHH; DISCUSSION OF HOW TO ANSWER
Telephone conversation # 13607, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • RUSK SUGGESTS LBJ REMIND RICHARD NIXON OF EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN VIETNAM POLICY, SUGGESTS SEPARATE BRIEFINGS FOR CANDIDATES, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; USE OF "UNCONDITIONAL" IN AGREEMENT WITH NORTH VIETNAM; NEED FOR BACKGROUND PRESS
Telephone conversation # 13613, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/30/1968, 10:25AM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF BOMBING HALT NEGOTIATIONS AND RICHARD NIXON'S CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; LBJ SAYS HE PLANS TO ANNOUNCE BOMBING HALT AND SAY THAT SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT MAY ATTEND NOVEMBER 6 PARIS MEETING; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S
Telephone conversation # 13706, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 11/2/1968, 9:18PM (Item)
  • TO NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13714, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • CLARK CLIFFORD SUGGESTS THAT HE TALK DIRECTLY WITH DEAN RUSK ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO SAVILLE DAVIS' INQUIRIES ABOUT NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS HE WILL SAY NOTHING AND THAT WALT ROSTOW WILL NOT MEET WITH DAVIS
Telephone conversation # 13715, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 11/4/1968, 2:54PM (Item)
  • YARBOROUGH SAYS PRESS REPORT THAT HE BELIEVES LBJ WILL RUN AGAINST HIM IN 1970 IS UNTRUE; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REPORT, TELLS STORY ABOUT TEXAS POSTMASTER; HHH RALLY IN HOUSTON; PRESS REPORT JOHN CONNALLY BACKS NIXON; POLL SHOWING INCREASED SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 13773, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 11/25/1968, 9:05PM (Item)
  • FULBRIGHT'S RE-ELECTION; LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR SPECIAL SESSION TO RATIFY NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY; RICHARD NIXON'S VIEWS; EFFECT OF TREATY ON GERMANY, ISRAEL, INDIA, JAPAN; POSSIBLE MEETING WITH USSR; UPCOMING CHANGES IN JCS, SENATE; ANTARCTIC
Telephone conversation # 13516, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/7/1968, 10:02AM (Item)
  • RUSK REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH UNIDENTIFIED MALE (RICHARD NIXON) ON VIETNAM, PARIS PEACE TALKS, BOMBING HALT, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, NATO 20TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING, NYT; DISCUSSION OF RUSK'S SCHEDULE, POSSIBLE TRIP TO HONOLULU BY RUSK AND LBJ
Telephone conversation # 13543, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/15/1968, 10:32AM (Item)
  • NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13559, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/17/1968, 4:47PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK'S VIEWS ON PROGRESS AT PARIS PEACE TALKS; PRESS LEAKS; ALLEGED US DIFFERENCES WITH SAIGON; FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT WEIZMANN INSTITUTE IN ISRAEL; NIXON'S POSITION ON VIETNAM; ABBA EBAN VISIT; SALE OF PHANTOM JETS TO ISRAEL
Telephone conversation # 13587, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/23/1968, 6:02PM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN REPORTS THAT RICHARD NIXON IS CONCERNED THAT LBJ WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ON VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS HE IS TRYING TO GET PEACE, WILL INITIATE CONSULTATION WITH CANDIDATES WHEN ANYTHING HAPPENS THAT WARRANTS IT, DISCUSSES PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PRESS
Telephone conversation # 11017, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/6/1966, 7:10PM (Item)
  • RUSK'S APPEARANCE TOMORROW ON TODAY SHOW; RESPONSE TO RICHARD NIXON'S CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; ROBERT MCNAMARA'S STATEMENT YESTERDAY; ARTHUR GOLDBERG TRIP TO VIETNAM; UN VOTE ON CHINESE REPRESENTATION; DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH HUNGARY, BULGARIA
Telephone conversation # 13620, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 10/31/1968, 6:52PM (Item)
  • LBJ REVIEWS LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, SAYS HE WILL ISSUE ORDER TONIGHT TO STOP BOMBING; NEGATIVE EFFECT OF NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH, NORTH VIETNAM; US CONDITIONS FOR HALT; RESPONSE TO CHARGE THAT HALT IS POLITICALLY
Telephone conversation # 13713, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR REPORTER SAVILLE DAVIS' INQUIRIES ABOUT NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM; INTELLIGENCE REPORTS OF ANNA CHENNAULT'S ACTIVITIES; RUSK, CLIFFORD URGE THAT LBJ NOT MAKE INFORMATION PUBLIC; POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
Telephone conversation # 13770, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 11/24/1968, 9:36AM (Item)
  • LBJ JOKES ABOUT COST OF SENDING FLOWERS, WIRE TO DIRKSEN, DISCUSSES NEED FOR SENATE VOTE ON NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY; EFFECT OF US RATIFICATION ON GERMANY, ITALY, INDIA, ISRAEL; DIRKSEN'S ROLE AS LIAISON WITH RICHARD NIXON ON VIETNAM; EUROPEAN