Conversation: 375-011
Prev: 375-010 Next: 375-012Start Date: Thursday, October 26, 1972 4:40 PM
End Date: Thursday, October 26, 1972 4:49 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 12:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 375-11
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: 12:40 pm - 12:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler. Discontinuities occurred at time of original
recording.
Vietnam peace settlement negotiations
-Henry A. Kissinger's recent press briefing
-George S. McGovern's plan
-Duration
-“Peace is at hand”
-Settlement deadline and the 1972 election
-North Vietnam
-October 8, 1972 concessions
-The President's May 8, 1972 proposals
-“Peace with honor” compared with “peace with surrender”
-Translation of Vietnamese statement
-The President’s view
-Coalition government
-Future meeting
-Coalition government
-The President’s opinion
-Concessions
-Economic aid
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-Possible press coverage
-“Peace is at hand”
-McGovern
-Questions on bombing
-20th parallel
-North Vietnam
-October 8, 1972 concessions
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s role and strategy
-National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord
-Murrey Marder’s question about timing of settlement
-History of negotiations
-Threat to peace
-Kissinger’s response
Ziegler left at 12:49 pm.
Conversation No 375-12
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:49 pm and 2:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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The President's schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:01 pm.