Conversation: 401-026
Prev:  401-025 Next: 401-027Start Date: 11-Jan-1973 2:30 PM
End Date: 11-Jan-1973 3:15 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 401-26 Date: January 11, 1973 Time: 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Col. Richard T. Kennedy. Vietnam settlement -Kennedy report -Graham Martin -Saigon -Henry A. Kissinger -Paris -Schedule -Meeting with the President -1973 Inauguration -Church service -Family reception -Agreement -Announcement -Ronald L. Ziegler’s statement -Details -The President’s speech -Proposed dates -Ziegler’s statement -Tone -Date -Television [TV] -Kissinger -The President’s speech -Initialing -Date -Nguyen Van Thieu -Ziegler’s statement -23- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Feb-09) Conversation No. 401-26 (cont’d) -Tone -Date -1973 Inauguration -Bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting -Paris negotiations -Final meeting -Details -Date -Thieu -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Thieu -Negotiations -Meetings -Press coverage -Announcement -Impact on Thieu -Haig -Spiro T. Agnew -Thieu’s actions An unknown person entered and left at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm. -US position -Signing without Thieu -Risk -Thieu’s response -Haig -Initialing -Ziegler’s statement -Thieu’s actions -The President’s actions -Public statement -Case-fire -Kissinger -Content An unknown person entered and left at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm. -Bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting -Kissinger -24- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Feb-09) Conversation No. 401-26 (cont’d) -Technical details -The President’s TV appearance -Kissinger’s work -Hanoi -Initialing -Prisoners of War [POWs] -Return -Schedule -Shuttle between Hanoi and Saigon -Thieu -Timing of Hanoi Trip -The President’s opinion -Ziegler statement -Thieu’s position -Options -Ziegler’s statement -Kissinger -Paris -Details -Bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting -Advantages -Saigon -Kissinger -Paris -Kissinger -North Vietnamese proposals -US relations -Cease-fire -Date -Agreement -Cease-fire -Thieu’s response -Announcement -Cease-fire -Timing -Initialing -Thieu’s response -Hanoi -1973 Inauguration -Leaks -25- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Feb-09) Conversation No. 401-26 (cont’d) -Announcement -Kissinger The President’s schedule -Key Biscayne -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -Kissinger -Work on speeches -Kennedy -Date of departure -Kissinger -Away from Washington, DC -Press relations -Intentions -Contacts -Relationship with the President -The President's wishes -Kissinger -Haig Adm. Thomas H. Moorer -Briefing -William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird -Negotiations -Questions -Press relations -Robert Pierpoint -Call from Moorer -Possible Response -Consultation Press relations -William E. Timmons -“Meet the Press” -Gerald R. Ford -Hugh Scott -Kennedy’s role -Bombing -Negotiations -No comment -26- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Feb-09) Conversation No. 401-26 (cont’d) -Vietnam settlement -Negotiations -Current Status -Responsibility of the press -Agreement with North Vietnam -No discussion -Congressional relations -Secretary of State -Bombing -May 8, 1972 policy -POWs -Cease-fire -Congressional briefing -Timing -Negotiations -October 26, 1972 agreement -Kissinger’s briefing -Haig’s and Kissinger’s schedules -Press relations -Kennedy’s role -Progress of negotiations -Two announcements -Haig’s departure -Bombing halt -The President’s view -Kissinger -Concurrent announcement -Thieu Haig -Kennedy’s report -Input Confidentiality -Ziegler -Kissinger -Gerald L. Warren -Bombing halt -Timing -27- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Feb-09) Conversation No. 401-26 (cont’d) Kennedy left at 3:15 pm.