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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nJoe Kraft\nDr. Kissinger\n8:20 p. m., 11-5-69\nK said Joe I am sorry you are distressed. Kraft said well you had\nsome briefings after the speech and I was not included. K said I\nnever arrange anything. Herb Klein got together the three network\npeople - Howard K. Smith, Dan Rather and John Chancellor on\nTuesday morning and asked me if I would see them. I saw no one\non Monday night. Herb Klein asked me if I would see these three\npeople since they had to get ready for their broadcast. Those were\nthe only people I saw. This afternoon Hugh Sidey called and asked\nif he could see me about a story he was doing and I saw him.\nKraft said the reason I am angry, I asked Ziegler about it and he\nwas rather abusive. I called Tony and did not get a call back.\nK said I give you my word I just heard about it. Kraft said I called\nfive or six hours ago. K said all I want to tell you is that when you\nwant to see me I will see you. Secondly, I was not giving any briefing\nto anyone. The only people I saw were these three network people and\nreally doing with them what should have been done before the speech.\nK said the only other one I saw was Hugh Sidey who is doing a color\nstory. Kraft asked K if there was any reason why Ziegler could not\nhave told me that? K and Kraft then discussed previous conversations\nthey had on Vietnam speech. (Could not hear Kraft at all during\nmost of the conversation).\nKraft said you don't find lots of interesting elements in that Ho letter.\nK said what would you consider lots of interesting things? Kraft\nsaid the words I remember were reference to ten point program and\nfinal sentence said something about good will. The reason I am so\nannoyed is that I thought I had to reflect and SO I did not write anything.\nK said this is very anguishing to me - it is something that I would be\nglad to discuss with you at some time. If you tear the Administration\nand me to pieces, it will always cause me great anguish not to be on\nthe same wave length. I don't doubt your sincerity.\nK said will you still let me come on the 14th. Kraft laughed and said\nyes. K said all I want you to know is that whatever dedication I have\nhad to get this war settled has been increased in this job. And maybe\nwhen the whole story is apparent you will think more kindly. K said\nlet me again express that I couldn't be sorrier if I have caused you\nanguish. Let's say when you call and say it is important I will see\nyou and you will be the judge of what is important.\nmlh\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nDECLASSIFIED\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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