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Start Date: 17-Apr-1972 12:02 PM

End Date: 17-Apr-1972 12:06 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Rice, Donald B.Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap")Shultz, George P.Bull, Stephen B.White House photographer

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:24:18

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:30:36

709a.mp3

709b.mp3

NARA Description:

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Donald B. Rice, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 709-16

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: 12:02 pm - 12:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Donald B. Rice, Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger and George P. Shultz;
Stephen B. Bull and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Rice's next job
           -Locaiton

     Photographs

     Rand Corporation
          -Rice's job
          -Experience
               -Office of Management and Budget [OMB]
                      -Shultz
               -Press office
          -Location
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 10/06)
                                                                Conv. No. 709-16 (cont.)


                 -Work
                 -Home
                     -Rice's family

     Presidential gifts
          -Money clip
                -Cuff links
          -Wife
                -Compact
          -Golf balls

     Best wishes

Rice and Weinberger left at 12:05 pm.

     Vietnam
          -Bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
          -Troop withdrawals
          -Negotiations
               -US peace offers
               -US bombing
                     -Soviet Summit
                          -Possible cancellation
                          -Toughness
          -Blockade
               -Implementation
          -North Vietnamese invasion
               -Number of divisions
                     -Lyndon B. Johnson's Administration
               -US response
                     -Defense of South Vietnam
                          -Odds
               -Ground forces
               -Press reports
                     -US Marines

Shultz left at 12:06 pm.