Nixon meets in the Oval Office with VP Gerald R. Ford, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, and Chief of Staff Alexander Haig 1973 (NLF-WHPO-H0033(02)) from NA
Henry Kissinger replaced Walt Rostow as National Security Advisor - 1
William Rogers replaced Dean Rusk as Secretary of State
Melvin Laird replaced Clark Clifford as Secretary of Defense
Kissinger and Nixon were pragmatic, flexible, sought order and stability, balance of power, and direct, controlling foreign policy from the White House and NSC rather than relying on bureaucracy
influence of NSC increased - produced options and info for Nixon - 1
elitist staff - Alexander Haig, Roger Morris, Mort Halperin, Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Larry Eagleburger
interagency committees - Defense Program Review Committee; the 40 Committee for secret covert operations such as destbilization of Chile; WSAG Washington Special Actions Group, Intelligence Committee
