Conversation: 111-002
Prev: 111-001 Next: 111-003Start Date: 23-Jan-1973 8:38 PM
End Date: 23-Jan-1973 9:05 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Cabinet officers; Rogers, William P.; Laird, Melvin R.; Richardson, Elliot L.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Morton, Rogers C. B.; Butz, Earl L.; Dent, Frederick B.; Brennan, Peter J.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Lynn, James T.; Brinegar, Claude S.; Ash, Roy L.; Scali, John A.; Armstrong, Anne L.; Shultz, George P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cabinet officers; Flanigan, Peter M.; Timmons, William E.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Price, Raymond K., Jr.; Stein, Herbert; Safire, William L.; Garment, Leonard; Bush, George H. W.; White House photographer;Recording Device: Cabinet Room
NARA Description:
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, William L. Safire, Leonard Garment, George H. W. Bush, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:38 pm to 9:05 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 111-2
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 8:38 pm - 9:05 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird,
Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B.
Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy
L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George P. Shultz, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Henry A.
Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr.,
Herbert Stein, William L. Safire, Leonard Garment, and George H. W. Bush; the White House
photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting
[General conversation/Unintelligible]
[Photograph]
Vietnam cease-fire agreement
-Television appearances
-”Peace with honor”
-Chronology
-Congressional briefing
-Text of forthcoming announcement
-Timing
-Provisions
-Protocols
-US objectives
-Return of prisoners of war [POWs]
-International supervision
-Withdrawal of forces from South Vietnam
-Self-determination
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-POWs
-Timing
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Vietnam peace agreement
[To listen to the segment (11m44s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-603.]
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-Congressional opposition to the President’s policy
-Mansfield amendment
-POWs
-Wives
-Importance
-President’s policy
-Peace with honor
-Importance
-Congressional supporters and opponents
-Democrats, Republicans
[General conversation/Unintelligible]
The President, et al. left at 9:05 pm