On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:12 pm to 6:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-58 Date: March 13, 1972 Time: 6:12 pm - 6:17 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. [See Conversation No. 323-10] Drafts of busing speech Kissinger’s previous meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin -Announcement of the President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union -Timing -Delegation -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon -Women -The President’s view -Previous announcement for the President’s trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Mrs. Nixon -William P. Rogers -Ronald L. Ziegler Cambodia -Richard M. Helms -Fred Ladd -[Emory C. Swank] -The President’s view -Possible appointee for ambassadorship -Charles S. Whitehouse -William M. Colmer -Pacification -Lyndon B. Johnson -Vietnam -Kissinger’s view -Whitehouse -Adm. Horacio Rivero, Jr. -The President’s view -Military experience -Whitehouse -Navy -Pakistan -Military aid -India -US military assistance to Cambodia -The President’s view Compared to State Department appointee -Military Assistance Group [MAG] -Kissinger’s view Kissinger’s schedule -Forthcoming meeting with Thomas E. (“Doc”) Morgan -Timing
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