Conversation: 375-011
Prev:  375-010 Next: 375-012Start Date: 26-Oct-1972 12:40 PM
End Date: 26-Oct-1972 12:49 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 22 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -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. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 1s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** 23 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) The President's schedule -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:01 pm.