Conversation: 032-063
Prev:  032-062 Next: 032-064Start Date: 26-Oct-1972 11:44 PM
End Date: 26-Oct-1972 11:53 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Recording Device: White House Telephone
NARA Description:
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-063 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 32-63 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: 11:44 pm - 11:53 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Vietnam -Network news reports -Charles W. Colson's talk with Kissinger 46 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -George S. McGovern -Chances of victory -Colson's analysis -Peace settlement -The President's statements in West Virginia and Kentucky -Response -US terms -Return of Prisoners of War [POWs] -Cease-fire -South Vietnamese self-determination -Credit for the President -Timing -North Vietnam -Meeting in Paris -Delays -Effect -1968 bombing halt -Nguyen Van Thieu’s handling -North Vietnam agreement -US confirmation -The President’s statement -Differences -Resolution -Public reaction -Kissinger's briefing -News coverage -Extent -Colson -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s opinion -Ronald L. Ziegler -Questions -Kissinger's response -Peace settlement -Thieu’s response -Kissinger’s view Phone call Vietnam -Kissinger's briefing -Nelson A. Rockefeller's reaction 47 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -McGeorge Bundy, James B. (“Scotty”) Reston, Carl Moore -Response -Moore -Unknown law firm -Marriage -Luce family -Response -Taft Schreiber -Advantages -The President's absence -Political advantage -Peace settlement -Final terms -The President’s authority -Second term -Edward M. Kennedy -Statements about Thieu -Corruption -Kissinger's briefing -Colson's call -James L. Buckley -Congratulations -Criticism -Peace settlement -Issue in 1972 election -Problems -Nelson A. Rockefeller’s concern -Domestic agenda -Winston S. Churchill's election defeat -Comparison ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 29s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 48 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) *****************************************************************