Conversation: 395-015
Prev:  395-014 Next: 395-016Start Date: 10-Jan-1973 4:30 PM
End Date: 10-Jan-1973 5:55 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; [Unknown person(s)]; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:30 pm to 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 395-15 Date: January 10, 1973 Time: Between 4:30 pm and 5:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Greetings Second-term reorganization -List of appointments Vietnam settlement -11- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Message to Haig from Henry A. Kissinger -Gen. Creighton Abrams, Melvin R. Laird -Instruction for Haig’s response -Bombing Quotas -Problems -Change in executive order -Edward L. Morgan -Charles W. Colson [?] -John D. Ehrlichman -J. Stanley Pottinger -Patrick J. Buchanan -The President's position -Elliot L. Richardson -Executive order -Origin -Change -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -University of California faculty hiring -Blacks Vietnam negotiations -Bombing -Public opinion -Press -Necessity An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:30 pm. Refreshments The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:55 pm. Vietnam negotiations -Kissinger's scenario -Meeting with the President at Camp David -Settlement agreement -Location for initialing ceremony -Rogers -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Kissinger -Congress -Bombing suspension -Congressional relations -Haig’s trip to Saigon -Congressional relations -Haig's conversation with Hugh Scott -Response H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at an unknown time after 4:30 pm. Quotas -Executive order -Origin -Lyndon B. Johnson -Enforcement -Pottinger -Pottinger -Jews -Campaign committee -Richardson -Compared to affirmative action -New executive order -Ehrlichman -Buchanan -The President's position -Campaign statements -Compared to affirmative action -Funds to universities -Blacks -Charles J. Hitch -University of California -Faculty hiring -The President’s position -Second term reorganization -John N. Mitchell’s recommendations -Donald A. Webster -Internal Revenue Service [IRS] -Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] [?] -13- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Webster -Mitchell -Ehrlichman [?] -Colson [?] -Engman -Timing -Compared to Webster -Clients -Tax returns -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] -Colson -Compared to Miles W. Kirpatrick [?] -Ehrlichman -Frederic V. Malek -Federal Trade Commission chairman [FTC] -Mitchell -Ehrlichman Vietnam settlement -Signing of agreement -Haig -Kissinger -Location -Le Duc Tho -Haig’s trip to Saigon -Nguyen Van Thieu -Announcement -The President -Ronald L. Ziegler -Timing -Initialing -Kissinger -The President’s television [TV] appearance -Formal signing -Presidential statement -Bombing -Importance -Kissinger -Haig’s trip to Saigon -Timing -14- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Purpose -Thieu -The President’s position -Best possible agreement -Cooperation -Haig’s opinion -Cut off of aid -Signing An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm. Refreshments The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:55 pm. Vietnam settlement -Timing -1973 Inauguration -Thieu's position -The President's TV appearance -North Vietnam -Expectations -William P. Rogers, Laird -Responsibility -Kissinger -The President -Congress -Press -North Vietnamese -Haig's trip to Saigon -Haig's responsibility -Paris-Hanoi scenario [?] -Congress [?] -Bombing -Saigon -Kissinger -Haig's trip to Saigon -Duration -Thieu -Technical work -15- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Timing -Kissinger's attendance at 1973 Inauguration -Haig's meeting with Thieu -Kissinger's Trip to Paris -1973 Inauguration -Tho -Announcement -Kissinger's role -Haig's meeting with Thieu -The President’s role -North Vietnam -Final deal -Kissinger -Thieu -Previous actions -Importance of Haig's Meeting -Announcement (page 16) -Haig’s trip to Hanoi -Thieu -The President’s role -Ziegler -Kissinger’s trip to Paris -Initialing -The President's position -Kissinger -Haig's trip to Saigon -Thieu’s cooperation -The President's role -Congressional Leaders [?] -Option 2 -The President's announcement -Television [TV] -Timing -1973 Inauguration -Kissinger -Call to Joseph Kraft -Column by Kraft -Telephone logs -Haig's trip to Saigon -Kissinger's schedule -16- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -The President’s announcement -Timing -Haig's trip to Saigon -Kissinger -Ziegler -Inaugural functions -Concert -Kissinger's response -Military action -Thieu -Bombing of North Vietnam -Prisoners of War [POWs] -Timing -Kissinger -Military action -Signing -US position -Thieu's position -The President’s announcement -Timing Leaks -1973 Inauguration -Kissinger’s “Peace is at hand” announcement -1972 election -Kissinger’s travel to Paris -Signing -Timing -Message to Thieu -Press relations -Congressional relations -Content -Cease-fire -Thieu -Political situation -Military situation -Thieu -Cooperation -Pressure -Options -Influence of others -17- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Haig’s trip to Saigon -Four stars -Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] Provision -Thieu -Compared to 1954 Geneva Accords -US Support for South Vietnam -Thieu’s opposition -Alternative scenario -Symbolism -Initiative -Kissinger’s schedule -Announcement -Length -Content -Cease-fire -Gratitude -Support for the President -Kissinger’s travel to Paris -Tho -Thieu -Announcement -Timing -Thieu -Cooperation -1973 Inauguration -Kissinger’s travel to Paris -Thieu’s response -Haig’s travel -Cambodia -Vientienne -Bangkok -Seoul -Timing -Military action -Kissinger -1972 election -Haig’s schedule -Thieu -1973 Inauguration -Kissinger -18- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Dec.-09) Conversation No. 395-15 (cont’d) -Thieu’s response -Options -1973 Inauguration -Kissinger’s schedule -Paris -Haig's meeting with Thieu -Congressional relations -Edmund S. Muskie -1973 Inauguration -Expectations -The President's support for South Vietnam -Effect -DMZ -Timing -Congressional leaders -Schedule -1973 Inauguration -Timing -Haig’s schedule Haig left at 5:55 pm. John B. Connally [?] -Meeting Haldeman left at 5:57 pm.