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Conversation 024-126

TapeTape 24StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:29 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:35 PMTape start time02:30:46Tape end time02:37:22ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the political and security implications of the attempted assassination of George C. Wallace, including the status of suspect Arthur H. Bremer and the intensification of candidate protection measures. They reviewed the impact of the shooting on upcoming diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, specifically addressing progress on SALT negotiations and preparations for the impending Moscow summit. Additionally, the conversation touched upon the ongoing North Vietnamese offensive and the status of U.S. bombing operations in Vietnam.

George C. Wallace assassination attemptArthur H. BremerCandidate protectionSoviet-U.S. relationsSALT negotiationsVietnam WarMoscow Summit
AudioNARA Description

On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:29 pm to 9:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-126 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-126

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 9:29 pm - 9:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[See also Conversation No. 339-15]

     Kissinger's location

     Attack on George C. Wallace
          -Kissinger’s view
          -Investigation
               -Control
                      -Ehrlichman
                      -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
          -Arthur H. Bremer
               -Mental condition
               -Background
                      -Age
                      -Residence
                      -Writings
                      -Political leanings
               -Mental state
          -Candidate protection
               -John B. Connally
               -Edward M. Kennedy
                      -The President's orders
               -Shirley Chisholm

     Soviet Union
          -Effect of Wallace shooting
                -Kissinger’s view
          -Kissinger's meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                -Spy case
                      -Release
                      -Dobrynin's reply
          -Summit
          -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
                -William P. Rogers
                      -The President’s view
                -Gerard C. Smith
                      -The President’s view
                -Negotiations compromise
                      -Navy
                      -Rogers's position

Vietnam
     -Bombing
          -Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
          -Sorties
                -Number
     -North Vietnamese offensive
          -Army of the Republic of Vietnam [ARVN] counter-offensive
          -Washington Star headline
                -Hue
     -Soviets
          -Kissinger's note to Dobrynin
                -Meetings
                -Peace offers

Soviet Union
     -Dobrynin
          -Schedule

Stewart J.O. Alsop
     -Health

The President's meeting with Kissinger and Dobrynin
     -Breakfast
     -Planning

Soviet trip
     -Gifts
            -Nikolai V. Podgorny
            -Aleksei N. Kosygin
            -The President
     -Dobrynin
            -Josef V. Stalin
     -Summit
            -Success
            -Forthcoming Senate vote
                  -The President’s view
                  -Timing
Transcript

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