Henry Kissinger coordinated with Alexander Haig to gauge the domestic and international reactions to President Nixon’s recent speech on Vietnam. The pair discussed positive feedback from various officials, including George H.W. Bush, and noted Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin's distress over the administration's actions. Kissinger concluded the call by instructing Haig to have Winston Lord draft two urgent cables regarding the situation.
On January 25, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Michael M. Marshall, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-69
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard in the
background.
Request for a call to his office
Kissinger talked with Mildred M. Marshall.
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s location
Telephone calls
-Martin Schram, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Haig
Kissinger talked with Haig.
The President's previous speech on Vietnam
-Reaction
-George H.W. Bush's call to Haig
-United Nations [UN]
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin's call to Kissinger
-Press
-John A. Scali's view
-Networks
-Leslie H. Gelb on Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
Cables
-Winston LordThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.