Conversation: 596-006
Prev:  596-005 Next: 596-007Start Date: 19-Oct-1971 12:15 PM
End Date: 19-Oct-1971 12:17 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:05:37
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:09:26
NARA Description:
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 596-6 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Ceylon -Robert Strausz-Hupe -Haig’s view -Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike -Forthcoming United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan -The President’s efforts -Follow-up efforts -The President’s efforts -Ceylon’s relation with the People’s Republic of China [PRC] Vietnam -William P. Rogers -Casualty figures -Haig’s meeting with Congressmen -Military -South Vietnamese domestic politics -Withdrawal of United States support -Prisoners of War [POWs] -Negotiations Haig left at an unknown time before 12:17 pm. 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 596-6 (cont.)