Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-057
Kissinger & Cook on Vietnam War and Legislative Strategy
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:11 PM–4:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook discussed legislative strategy regarding a proposal to end the Vietnam War. They focused on coordinating with Republican leadership, specifically reviewing Cook’s recent consultations with Gerald R. Ford and Leslie C. Arends. The discussion aimed to align these legislative efforts with the President’s upcoming schedule and forecast potential congressional support.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-57
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with Richard K. Cook.
[See Conversation No. 363-16B]
End the Vietnam War proposal
-Legislative strategy
-The President's schedule
-Cook’s conversations with Leslie C. Arends and Gerald R. Ford
-Republicans
-Ford
-PredictionAlso recorded on August 8, 1972
- 029-053 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm.
- 029-054 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm.
- 363-014 4:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
- 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
- 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
- 029-058 4:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
- 363-015 4:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:11 pm.
- 363-016 4:11 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Richard K. Cook, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-057, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-057 (accessed October 12, 2026).