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Conversation 021-058

TapeTape 21StartMonday, March 13, 1972 at 6:12 PMEndMonday, March 13, 1972 at 6:17 PMTape start time02:08:53Tape end time02:13:30ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the logistical planning for the upcoming presidential summit in the Soviet Union, specifically focusing on the composition of the official delegation and the inclusion of First Lady Pat Nixon. The pair also evaluated potential ambassadorial candidates for Cambodia, weighing the strategic benefits of a military versus a diplomatic background for the post. Nixon emphasized the importance of military experience in the context of ongoing pacification efforts and U.S. assistance programs in the region.

Soviet Union summitPat NixonCambodia ambassadorshipForeign policyMilitary assistance
AudioNARA Description

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 Aid
Conversation 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
Transcript

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