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TELECON The President 11/19/71 6:00 p. .m. P: Did your pretty little secretary tell you that I said it's the first time I've ever seen Dr. Kissinger give you some time off. K: No. P: I told her to tell you that. K: I understand it was a tremendous success. P: Well it wasn't exactly that. But I think it was an asset. I praised them on their defense of our Cambodia and Vietnam policy and then took off after them. K: I think in terms of Presidential leadership it was a plus. P: It may have some good effects, but it had to be done. You can't let or any special interest group get away with this. K: And the people like to see their President stand up for principles, and I wouldn't be surprised if labor felt that way too. P: A lot of them do. A lot of them don't like this old man, and they don't like having him calling the head of the price board a dolt and the Secretary of Labor a ribbon clerk. So I took him on on China and X Russia. I said a lot of these are looked on as election-year junkets. I said these trips are not about the next election; they are about the next generation. K: Good. P: It's an old line. K: But it's true. P: I said we have got our differences. But we are not going to achieve anything by fighting about them. K: I think that is very strong. P: I'm still of the same view but you can't. K: No, you can't now. Pompidou has accepted for the 13th and 14th. P: And Rogers is pleased? K: Oh yes. He thinks it's great. I gave him the picture and sent Haig over to go over details.