Conversation: 728-008
Prev:  728-007 Next: 728-009Start Date: 6-Jun-1972 2:50 PM
End Date: 6-Jun-1972 4:01 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Kissinger, Henry A.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:10:29
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:19:19
NARA Description:
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 4:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 728-8 Date: June 6, 1972 Time: 2:50-4:01 Location: Oval Office The President met with H.R. Haldeman. The President's schedule -Barry M. Goldwater -Bethesda Naval Hospital The President’s previous visit to the Soviet Union -Impressions -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Speech -Deadline -Input -Tanya Savicheva story 12 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) The President’s schedule -Reception -Republican Senators and Congressmen -Criteria -James O. Eastland -Location -Press conference -Timing -Democratic National Convention -Congressional recess -California -Workload -Gateway Park -San Francisco -Florida -Forthcoming meeting with Luis Echeverria Alvarez -Florida -Timing -Meeting with Senators -Meeting with South Pacific Air Transport Command [SCAT] veterans -Florida -The President’s view ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 9m 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Henry A. Kissinger entered 3:05 pm. 13 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) The President's schedule -Camp David -Weather -Fog -Helicopter -Bethesda -Thurmont, Maryland Kissinger's schedule -Strategic Arms and Limitation Treaty [SALT] briefing -Leslie C. Arends -Gerald R. Ford -George H. Mahon -John C. Stennis -Camp David -Workload John B. Connally trip -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo -The President’s view -Memorandum from the President -Theme -Japan, People's Republic of China [PRC], Soviet Union, Western Europe, US -The President's visit to Iran -US policy -Third World -Latin America -Asia -Connally’s efforts -US policy Kissinger -Pakistan and India -Indian Ambassador -Forthcoming conversation with Kissinger -Soviet Union trip -Connally -Instructions for Kissinger -US policy 14 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) Connally’s trip -Zulfikar Ali Bhutto -US relations with Soviet Union and PRC -India -US policy The President's schedule -Camp David -Kissinger -Goldwater visit -Telephone call Forthcoming article -Kissinger’s view Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 3:05 and 3:46 pm. [Conversation No. 728-8A] The President's schedule -Bethesda -Camp David -Thurmont [End of telephone conversation] Forthcoming article -William L. Safire -Price -Contents -US-Soviet Union Summit -Vietnam -Summit -World view -Connally memorandum -Vietnam 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) Stewart J.O. Alsop -Health -View of the President's trip -The President’s accomplishments -SALT Treaty Joseph W. Alsop -Columns -SALT J. William Fulbright -The President's earlier briefing on SALT The President's forthcoming article -Price -Forthcoming speech -Kissinger's schedule -PRC and Japan briefing books -Winston Lord -John K. Andrews, Jr. -Article -Vietnam -Changes -Lord -Japan briefing book -PRC briefing book -Article -Kissinger review ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2m 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ***************************************************************** 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) US foreign policy -Israel -US policy -Statement -Jordan -Jewish vote -The President's previous trip to Soviet Union -Yitzhak Rabin Article -Lord -Price -Information on US policy -Vietnam -Organization of article -Perspective -US policy Vietnam -North Vietnam -Kissinger’s view -Supplies -Oil -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] -Reports -Haig -Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters -Personnel -The President’s instructions to Haig 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) ************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Federal Statute] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ************************************************************************** -Personnel changes - The President’s instructions -Firings -Reassignments -George C. Carver -Report -Meeting with Kissinger and staff -Washington Special Actions Gropu [WSAG] -Richard M. Helms -The President’s view -Staff -Haig -Walters -Mining -Loyalty to Administration -Loyalty to administration Kissinger's schedule SALT -Gerard C. Smith -Henry Kissinger's possible testimony -The President’s view -Exposure -John D. Ehrlichman -Peter M. Flanigan -Advantages -Public relations -Scope -William P. Rogers 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) -Kissinger's expertise -Possible precedents -Scope of testimony -Executive privilege -Kissinger -Rogers -Melvin R. Laird -Smith -Timing -Smith -Strategy -Limits -Flanigan’s previous testimony -SALT -Testimony -Presidential privileges -Flanigan’s previous testimony -Possible questions -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson -Administration public relations efforts -Documents prepared by Kissinger -Charles W. Colson -Dissemination -Speech -Fact sheet -Administration spokesman -Delibery -Strategy -Reaction to the President's trip to the Soviet Union -Editorials -Rogers's role -Compared to PRC trip -Communique -Martin J. Hillenbrand -Assistance -Communique -Confirmation Foreign policy -Kissinger’s view Vietnam 19 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) -Media reports -North Vietnamese offensive -Kontum -Army of the Republic of South Vietnam [ARVN] -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] report -Kissinger’s view -US policy -The President’s view -Bombing -Lyndon B. Johnson -North Vietnam reaction ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6m 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 ***************************************************************** The President's schedule -Camp David -Helicopter -Thurmont -Weather Kissinger's schedule -Article -Haig -Changes needed -Vietnam Peter G. Peterson -Trade agreement -Deadline -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin 20 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) Vietnam -Negotiations with North Vietnam -Possible proposal -Meeting schedule -Possible announcement -Democratic National Convention -Statement of principles -Cease fire -Prisoners of war [POWs] -Cease fire -Compared to Middle East negotiations -Cease fire -Negotiations -Kissinger’s view -Possible settlement -George S. McGovern reaction -POWs Kissinger's schedule -Camp David Kissinger left at 3:46 pm. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5m 21s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 ***************************************************************** An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 3:46 pm. The President's schedule -Camp David -Helicopter 21 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:01 pm. -Departure -SALT -Kissinger -Public relations efforts -Colson's activity -Herbert G. Klein -John A. Scali -Background -Safire -Speech The President’s trip to the Soviet Union -Kremlin The President's schedule -Camp David -Goldwater Politics -SALT -Lyndon B. Johnson -Glassboro, New Jersey -1968 popularity -Comparison The President's schedule -Weather The President's administration -Accomplishments -Supreme Court -The President’s trip to the Soviet Union -Speeches to Soviet people, Congress -Editorials -Time magazine -Haldeman’s view -The President’s policies -The President's image SALT 22 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.31-Oct-06) Conv. No. 728-8 (cont.) -Press accounts -Jackson -Multiple Independently-targeted Reentry Vehicles [MIRVs] -Overkill capability -Negotiations -US strategy -Congress Haldeman at 4:01 pm.