Conversation: 723-012
Prev:  723-011 Next: 723-013Start Date: 11-May-1972 3:25 PM
End Date: 11-May-1972 3:39 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:43:03
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:56:11
NARA Description:
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 723-12 Date: May 11, 1972 Time: 3:25pm - 3:39 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Meeting with William P. Rogers -Time -Henry A. Kissinger Manolo Sanchez -Health -Schedule -Key Biscayne Vietnam -Blockade -President's meeting with Rogers -Rogers's public statements -Peace offer -Kissinger’s view -President's line -Rogers's line -Melvin R. Laird's line -Administration's stance -Prisoners of war [POWs] wives -Forthcoming events -Locations -Boston, Richmond, Washington -President's presence -Meeting with the President -Timing -Press reaction -Congressional strategy -Clark MacGregor's recommendation -Sense of Congress resolution -Similarity to Clifford P. Case-Frank F. Church Amendment -Fund cutoff -Timing -Advantages for administration -Kissinger's advice -Instructions to Haldeman -MacGregor -"Hawks" -President's goals -South Vietnamese morale -Nguyen Van Thieu 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 723-12 (cont.) -Effect of Congressional actions -Congressional actions -Administration actions -Case-Church Amendment -John Sherman Cooper-Church Amendment -Resolution to cut off funds -Administration response -Kissinger's advice -President's decision -Time -Rogers meeting -Delay -Blockade -Thomas W. Benham poll results -Difference between student demonstrators and general public -Demonstrations -Administration response -Minnesota -President's meeting with Rogers -Haldeman's and Kissinger's presence -Press conference -Haldeman’s forthcoming meeting with Kissinger -Strategy with Congress -Lyndon B. Johnson's policies -Concern for Senate, Soviet Union -Congress -Administration stance -Blockade -Press response -Alarmism -Ronald L. Ziegler's report -Fear of World War III -Laos -Cambodia -People's Republic of China [PRC] Haldeman left at 3:39 pm. 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 723-12 (cont.)