Conversation: 776-004
Prev:  776-003 Next: 776-005Start Date: 14-Sep-1972 9:18 AM
End Date: 14-Sep-1972 9:50 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On September 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 776-4 Date: September 14, 1972 Time: 9:18 am - 9:50 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Vietnam War peace negotiations -Henry A. Kissinger -Nguyen Van Thieu -Possible treaty revisions -National Committee for Reconciliation -Composition -Thieu’s view -National Liberation Front [NLF] -Government of South Vietnam [GVN] -Thieu's position -Haig’s view -Kissinger's view -North Vietnam's stance -Possible North Vietnam responses -US proposals -Thieu -Thieu -US proposals -Kissinger’s view -Instructions for Kissinger -Thieu -Present situation in Vietnam -Present trends -US stance -The President's opinion -Possible American opposition 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Impact on public opinion -The President’s view -Chalmers Roberts -Max Frankel -Haig’s view -Press -Thieu's position -Coalition government -US polling information -Electoral commission -Possible composition -Election procedures -International supervision -Communists -Future elections -Thieu's position -Instructions to Kissinger -Thieu -Domestic US reaction -Coalition government -Negotiations -Previous negotiations -US military action -Effect -Effect on Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China [PRC] -Relations with North Vietnam -The President's visit to PRC -The President's visit to the Soviet Union -North Vietnam -The President’s view -Military action -US popular attitude -Mining of Haiphong harbor -Effect on national attitude -PRC -Soviet Union -Momentum of talks -Continuance -US position -The President’s view -George S. McGovern's effect -October 15, 1972 meeting 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Proposals for Soviet negotiations Future negotiations with Soviet Union -Kissinger -US negotiating tactics -European Security Conference -Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] II talks -Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions [MBFR] -Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe [CSCE] -Final conference -Lend-Lease agreement -Trade package with Soviet Union -Future summit with Leonid I. Brezhnev -Trade agreement -Victor Louis -London Times US foreign trade policies -Possible Kissinger press conference -Response to possible leaks -Agriculture Department -PRC -Commerce Department -Lend-Lease -Peter G. Peterson -William P. Rogers -Need for White House coordination US foreign policy -Wheat sale -Briefing by Kissinger -George Meany -Briefing on PRC wheat sale -Rogers -Haig’s view -Rogers -Communique -Progress of talks -Rogers -European Security Conference -Kissinger -Communist Party of the Soviet Union [CPSU] 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Soviet Union-US relations -European Security Conference -Expected Rogers response -Communique -Developments on issue of Lend-Lease -Momentum for SALT talks -Briefing for Rogers by Kissinger -European security talks -Brezhnev -Rogers -Work on European security talks -Kissinger -Brezhnev -Soviet position on European security -Kissinger reaction -Allocation of troops -Soviet proposal -European Security Conference -Central Europe -Rogers's reaction -Rogers -Status of current talks -SALT -Lend-Lease -Trade negotiations -Kissinger reaction -State Department -Communication with allies -Proposed text of agreement -Rogers's possible reaction -Date for announcement -State Department -Staffing -Kissinger's schedule -Talks with the President -Talks with Rogers -Camp David -Press announcement -Kissinger -Rogers -Communication to allies 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) Negotiations with the Soviet Union -European Security Conference -Status -Timing of negotiations -Kissinger -Rogers -Briefing -MBFR -The President’s view -Negotiations -Kissinger -The President’s view -Rogers -European Security Conference -Joint communique with Soviet Union -Announcement date -SALT II -Rogers -Kissinger Haig left at 9:50 am.