Conversation: 314-009
Prev: 314-008 Next: 314-010Start Date: 13-Jan-1972 3:55 PM
End Date: 13-Jan-1972 4:15 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Brennan, John V.;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:12:06
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:27:53
NARA Description:
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 314-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 314-9
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: 3:55 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Melvin R. Laird's press conference
-Performance
-The President’s role
-Announcement
-US troop withdrawals from Vietnam
-Questions
-US troop withdrawals
-Laird's handling
Camp David
-Work on State of the Union message
-Draft
Henry A. Kissinger
-Forthcoming foreign policy report, February 9, 1972
-Credibility with the press
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Statement to the press
-The Soviet Union
-Haig’s view
Russian student [Merab Kurashvili]
-Defection in New York
-Return to Soviet Union
-Tunnel
-State Department and Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS]
-Soviet view
-Yuli M. Vorontsov's call to Haig
-Aeroflot
-Haig’s call to State Department
-Interrogation
-State Department
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 314-9 (cont.)
Kissinger
-State of mind
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-Negotiations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Tenure in office
-Possible resignation
-Possible Administration action
-Timing
-Possible results
-Timing
-PRC and Soviet Union trips
-The President’s possible handling
-1972 campaign
-Attacks on Kissinger
-Senate
-Kissinger's possible reactions
-Haig’s view
John V. Brennan entered at 4:06 pm.
Status of First Family departure for Camp David
-Briefcase
Brennan left at 4:07 pm.
PRC and Soviet trips
-Outcome
-Détente
-Europe
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 314-9 (cont.)
-West Germany
PRC
Kissinger
-The President’s instruction to Haig
-Message
-Support
-Further attacks
-Haig’s handling
-Overreaction to attacks
-Personal life
Brennan entered at 4:08 pm.
First Family's schedule
Brennan left at 4:09 pm.
Kissinger
-Tenure in office
-Possible book
-Press coverage
Haig left at 4:15 pm.