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Laird/Kissinger
6:10 pm
5/2/70
K: I just talked to the President at length.
You those were right in your attitude.
We should just hang tough. He also ordered/three strikes to go forward.
He was SO insistent that I told Wheeler when I couldn't reach you right away and
confirmed it with you. Hesaid he will take some heat either way with COSVN.
Make sure they go today. He wants you -- your instinct was right. Just stone
wall it. We did what was necessary. He asked me again to tell you how proud
he was of your briefing. Will you lay it on immediately?
L: I am glad of that. We might as well get this heat over with.
Further conversation: 6:17 pm
K: I forgot to tell you -- did they get the poll to you right after the speech? The'
President asked me to give it to you. They took a poll of 1200 (actually 1025,
according to Haldeman) people acorss the country. The poll of favorable went
from 24 to 30. Somewheat favorable was 31. Among men very favorable was
Women was less good. Women was
This is whether
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they favored the policy. Faovorable 30, somewhat favorable 29. On every case
it was 2-1.
L: That's damn good.
K: They took that yesterday morning by telephone.
L: We are all set.
K: They are going on all three targets.
L: In the daytime if the weather is ok.
K: From now on we will not answer any questions over here.
L: Dan has good instincts.
K: He was right. We will not textx deal with that case here from now on.
L: I wanted to hardline this thing.
K: We didn't loose much.
L: Dan and Freidheim are both good guys on this thing.
K: You have pushed the whole thing very well.
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