Conversation: 639-018
Prev: 639-017 Next: 639-019Start Date: 18-Dec-1971 5:12 PM
End Date: 18-Dec-1971 5:20 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:54:22
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:02:14
NARA Description:
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:12 pm to 5:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 639-18
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: 5:12 pm - 5:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Vietnam
-Melvin R. Laird conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]
-Enemy activity
-Plane losses
-Announcement from Saigon
-Strategy
-Schedule
-Laos
-Enemy activity
-Timing
-US offensive
-Laos
-Enemy activity in Northern Laos
-US offensive in Laos
-Possible setbacks
-Firebases
-Meo irregulars
-Timing
-Congress
-India-Pakistan
-Message to People’s Republic of China [PRC], Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics [USSR] and Europe
-Impact
-Laird
-Enthusiasm
-Weather
-Possible impact on offensive
-Number of sorties
-Strategy
-B-52’s
-“Cave busters”
India
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 639-18 (cont.)
-Indira Gandhi's letter
-Publicity
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Tone
USSR
-John A. Scali
-Ziegler
Haig left at 5:20 pm.