On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-31
Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft.
[See also Conversation No. 444-16]
Vietnam negotiations
-Cable to Saigon
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-President’s statement
-South Vietnam [?] elections
-Thieu’s views
-Compared to Joint Communique, briefing
-Meeting with congressional leaders
Transcript (AI-Generated)
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Yes, Mr. President.
Put in that message, that 2-2, a personal message for me, that President 2 has the President Nixon's personal assurance that President Nixon will make a personal, unilateral statement.
regard to the two points he's concerned about, reaffirming the election things and the other point.
You see what I mean?
I certainly do.
And that I will do that and that I will clear the statement with him in advance to be sure that it's satisfactory.
I think that would be very useful.
Fine.
Tell him that I want him to know that I personally will do it apart from the communique, apart from the briefing.
The President wants him to know because he personally will do it and he will also emphasize that to the congressional leaders when he meets them tomorrow.