Conversation 012-109

TapeTape 12StartMonday, October 25, 1971 at 12:15 PMEndMonday, October 25, 1971 at 12:17 PMTape start time04:25:24Tape end time04:27:21ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-109 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 12-109

Date: October 25, 1971
Time: 12:15 pm- 12:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 601-28]

     The President's schedule
          -Telephone call from William P. Rogers
                -Possible topic
                -United Nations [UN]
          -India-Pakistan
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          -UN vote on Chinese representation
              -Portugal
              -Belgium
              -Luxemburg


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     PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA [PRC]


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The President conferred with an unknown person at an unknown time before 12:17 pm.

     [Unintelligible]

[End of Conferral]

     Henry A. Kissinger
         -Schedule
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Yes, sir.
Yeah, I noted that I just got back that Rogers had a call for me.
Do you know what it's about?
I think he wanted to give you an update on the UN.
I just talked to him.
I just want to know if there wasn't anything new on India, Pakistan or anything like that.
No, there are no crises.
He's concerned about the vote.
We've gotten the Portuguese, but the Belgians are now wavering.
Yeah.
And that's, of course, essential to us because we could lose Luxembourg, too.
He doesn't want me to call them, does he?
No, no, he does not, sir.
And I just really think if we're going to lose, then the best thing to do is to back your prestige out of it, especially with those more important European powers.
I'm not sure that that is going to happen, but he's a little more pessimistic than he was yesterday.
Mm-hmm.
Well, they're doing everything they can.
We're doing everything... And they can't...
This ridiculous claim that we're not behind them is...
Certainly, they may claim that, but I don't see how they can.
No, it's sheer nonsense.
And anyone that uses it knows it.
Yeah.
Get them anyway.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, go ahead.
Now, Henry just sent another message.
He is staying there another 24 hours, and we'll leave at the same time.
Right.
Okay.
One time.
Everything else is all right, sir.
Right.
Okay.
Thank you.
Bye, Mr. President.