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Start Date: 8-Mar-1973 12:46 PM

End Date: 8-Mar-1973 1:15 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Kissinger, Henry A.Dobrynin, Anatoliy F.

Recording Device: Oval Office

872-011.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 872-11

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

       President's schedule
             -Staff meeting
                                             -16-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                      (rev. May-2010)
                                                            Conversation No. 872-10 (cont’d)


                  -John D. Ehrlichman
                  -Roy L. Ash
                  -George P. Shultz
                        -Treasury Department
                  -Radio speech
                  -Value [?]
                  -Ehrlichman’s opinion [?]

Haldeman left at 12:53 pm. Henry A. Kissinger and Analtoliy F. Dobrynin entered at 12:53 pm.

       Travel schedules

       Leonid I. Brezhnev's visit to US
            -Purpose of meeting
                   -Dobrynin's message
                   -Announcement
                        -Date
                               -Advantages

            -Scheduling conflicts
            -Meeting with president
                  -President's schedule
                  -Meeting in San Clemente
                         -Social visit
                  -Camp David
            -San Clemente
                  -Reception
                         -Compared to Kakeui Tanaka’s state visit
                         -Hollywood stars
            -Priorities
                  -Embassy of France
            -President's dinner at embassy of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ [USSR]
            -State dinner, return dinner
            -Reception at San Clemente
            -Camp David
                  -Conference
            -Preparations
                  -May 1972 Moscow summit
                  -Dobrynin's work
                                     -17-

           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                              Tape Subject Log
                               (rev. May-2010)
                                                   Conversation No. 872-11 (cont’d)


          -Kissinger's work
                -Preliminaries
          -Meeting with Brezhnev
                -Importance of success
                -Subjects for discussion
     -Arrangements
          -Brezhnev's requests
                -Protocol

US-USSR relations
    -Brezhnev's goals for summit
    -Brezhnev's assessment of current state
          -Future visit by the President to the USSR
                -Moscow
                -National tour
                -Impact of upcoming meetings
                       -Compared to 1972 Moscow summit
                       -Difficulties
                             -Public opinion
    -Major issues
          -Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War
                -Psychological impact
                -USSR Politburo
    -Progress in economic areas
          -George P. Shultz’s trip to USSR
    -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
          -Difficulty
                -US security
                -National Security Council [NSC] meeting
          -Agreement
                -Timing
    -Middle East
          -Kissinger’s and Dobrynin’s roles
          -Talks
          -Goals
    -Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War
          -Difficulty
                -Allies
                       -Europe
                                               -18-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. May-2010)
                                                              Conversation No. 872-11 (cont’d)


                         -Psychological compared to substantive issues
                  -Kellogg-Briand pact
                  -Shared sentiments
                         -Brezhnev
                  -Work on language
                         -Approach
                         -Draft for Dobrynin
                  -Mutual ground
                  -Commitments
                         -Importance
                         -Work during Brezhnev's visit
                  -Work on language
             -Need for discretion
                  -Hugh S. Sidey’s article

       Brezhnev's visit to US
            -Suggestions for plans
            -Dinner
                  -Invitation list
                  -Guest lists
                          -President's suggestions

Kissinger and Dobrynin left at 1:15 pm.