Conversation: 403-019
Prev: 403-018 Next: 403-020Start Date: 31-Jan-1973 10:18 AM
End Date: 31-Jan-1973 10:56 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Brennan, Peter J.; Kissinger, Henry A.;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter J. Brennan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:18 am to 10:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 403-19
Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:18 am – 10:56 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Announcement
-Henry A. Kissinger
President's press conference
-Possible questions and answers
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
-Jules Witcover’s story about Spiro T. Agnew
-1976 election
-John B. Connally
-President’s support
-William D. Rukelshaus
-Nicholas P. Thimmesch
-Ruckelshaus
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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-Vietnam settlement
-Kissinger's travel
-Postwar relations
-Cease-fire
-Economic aid to North Vietnam
-Normal relations
-William H. Sullivan
-Herbert G. Klein
-Nguyen Van Thieu
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)
[Joseph or Stewart] Alsop column
-Vietnam settlement
-President's press conferences during negotiating period
-Future press conferences
The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:43 am.
[Conversation No. 403-19A]
President's press conference
-Preparation with Ziegler
-Kissinger’s travel
-Agnew’s trip
-Sullivan’s trip
-Saigon
-President’s schedule[?]
[End of telephone conversation]
President’s press conference
-Thieu
-Story from Saigon
-Possible meeting with President
-Honolulu
-Time and place
-Location
-Press Room, Oval Office
-Watergate
-Effect
-Number of attendees
-President's opening announcement
-Congress
-Ziegler's previous statement
-Location
-Press Room
-Effect
-Questions
-First term
-Kissinger's trip
-Watergate
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)
-Vietnam settlement
-Connally
-Watergate
-Cease-fire
-Amnesty
-Watergate
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Possible questions
-Dwight Chapin
-James W. McCord, Jr.
-Donald H. Segretti
-White House response
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Maurice H. Stans, John N. Mitchell
-Trial and appeal
-UNINTELLIGIBLE
-Stans and Mitchell
-President's statement in San Clemente
-White House response
-Length
-Ziegler's role
-President's schedule
-Economic report to Congress
Vietnam settlement
-Quote by John E. Moss [?]
-President's attitude
Call to Kissinger
Patrick J. Buchanan entered at 10:43 am.
-President's statement
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Negotiations with North Vietnamese
-Moss' public statement
Ziegler talked with Kissinger at 10:43 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)
[Conversation no. 403-19b]
Moss's public statement
[End of telephone conversation]
Date of bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Coverage
Buchanan left at an unknown time before 10:53 am.
Moss' public statement
President's press conference
-Watergate
-Details
-Caution
-White House involvement
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Investigation
-Ziegler's previous statements
-Investigations
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Results
-President's previous statement
-Chapin
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ziegler's previous statements
-Trial
-Location
-Press Room
-Television [TV] coverage
Buchanan entered at an unknown time after 10:43 am.
Vietnam settlement
-President's statement
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
Buchanan left at 10:53 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 403-19 (cont’d)
Press relations
-Frustration
-Briefing [?]
President's forthcoming press conference
-Cameras
-Location
-Blue Room [?]
-Length
-President's schedule
-Economic report
-Plans
-Watergate
-Ziegler's replies
-White House cooperation with Congress
-Ziegler's possible comments
Ziegler left at 10:56 am.