Conversation: 935-011
Prev: 935-010 Next: 935-012Start Date: 11-Jun-1973 12:18 PM
End Date: 11-Jun-1973 12:36 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Members of the press;Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 935-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 935-11
Date: June 11, 1973
Time: 12:18 pm - 12:36 pm
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2011)
Conversation No. 935-11 (cont’d)
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Members of the press were present at the beginning
of the meeting.
Arrangements for photograph
-Media
President’s schedule
-Economic meeting
-Labor-Management Committee
[Unintelligible]
Kissinger’s schedule
-Lunch
President’s schedule
-Illinois
-Florida
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Camp David, Key Biscayne
-Kissinger
-Key Biscayne, Camp David
-Brezhnev briefing
Vietnam negotiations
-North Vietnam
-Message exchange
-Terms
-Unilateral declaration
-Communique
-Government of Vietnam (GVN)
-Declarations
-GVN sovereignty
-Territory
-Occupation
-Recognition
-Political provisions
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2011)
Conversation No. 935-11 (cont’d)
-Chapter 4 [“Agreement on Ending the War and Returning Peace
in Vietnam”]
-North Vietnam
-Signature
-Ambiguity
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s response
-Kissinger’s phone call with [First name unknown] Whitehouse [?]
-Tran Van Lam
-Possible Actions
-Uncertainty
-Refuse to sign
-Kissinger’s press conference
-Possible delay
-Effect on North Vietnam
-South Vietnam’s actions
-Prospects
-Announcements
-President’s economic speech
-Delay
-President’s meeting with Congressional leaders
-Signing of agreements
-Timing
-Delay
-Kissinger’s summary
-Delay
-Kissinger’s efforts, President’s efforts
Watergate
-Kissinger’s dinner at Joseph W. Alsop’s
-Margaret Jay
-Political beliefs
-Views of US press
-Treatment of President
-London Times editorial
-Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
-Conversation with Kissinger
-Jackson’s forthcoming conversation with People’s Republic of China
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2011)
Conversation No. 935-11 (cont’d)
[PRC]
-Forthcoming Brezhnev summit
-President’s knowledge
-Effect
-Cancellation
Brezhnev’s visit to US
-Agreements
-Communique
-Pre-signed agreements
-Schedule
-San Clemente
-Cancellation
-Camp David
-Reasons
-Watergate
-Soviet Jews
-Emigration
-Communication with Moscow
-Work compared to leisure
-Public perceptions
-Compared to President’s trip to Soviet Union
-Publicity
-Kissinger’s forthcoming conversation with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Events
-Announcement
-Preparations
-Private dinner
-Reception
-Camp David, San Clemente
President’s meeting with Congressional leaders
-Topics
- Cambodia
-Discussions
-PRC, USSR, North Vietnam
-Paris
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2011)
Conversation No. 935-11 (cont’d)
-Laos
-Developments
-Vietnam
-Summary
-Timing
-Agreement
-Signature
-South Vietnam
-Release
Watergate
-Charles W. Colson
-Statements concerning Kissinger and Plumbers
-Kissinger’s knowledge
-Effect
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman
-Forthcoming testimony
-White House response
-Firing of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III
-Kissinger’s April 1, 1973 meeting with President
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Henry E. Petersen
-President’s response
-Media handling
-Washington Post, New York Times, networks
-White House response
-President’s foreign policy accomplishments
-Brezhnev summit
-PRC visit
-Europe trip
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-Book by John Ruheimer [sp?]
-SALT
-Nickolas von Hoffman’s review
-Kissinger
Vietnam Negotiations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2011)
Conversation No. 935-11 (cont’d)
-Compared to Watergate and economic discussions
-Thieu
-Kissinger’s response
-Kissinger’s assessment
-Thieu
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-President’s schedule
-Meeting with Congressional Leaders
-Timing of announcement
Kissinger left at 12:36 pm.