Conversation: 246-029
Prev: 246-028 Next: 246-030Start Date: 7-Apr-1971 5:22 PM
End Date: 7-Apr-1971 5:40 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)];Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:53:15
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:06:55
NARA Description:
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 246-29
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: 5:22 pm - 5:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger
Cabinet
-President’s conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Kissinger’s reaction
-William P. Rogers’ calls
-President’s schedule
-Phone calls after speech, April 7, 1971
Vietnam
-Negotiations
-Melvin R. Laird
-Cease fire
-Troop withdrawals
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 55s ]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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-Robert O. Anderson’s views regarding North Vietnam
-North Vietnamese morale
-Congress
-[Thomas] Hale Boggs
-Negotiations
-Anderson
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Timing
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Laird
-President’s options
-Possible actions
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 4:30 pm
[Unintelligible]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:40 pm
President’s forthcoming speech, April 7, 1971
-Kissinger’s calls to Ronald W. Reagan, William F. Buckley, Jr.
-Possible reaction
-Possible calls
-Reagan, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Cabinet
-Congress
-John B. Connally
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Tape Subject Log
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Vietnam
-Policy
-Donald H. Rumsfeld’s comments to Haldeman in staff meeting, April 7, 1971
-General Nguyen Van Thieu
-Troop withdrawals
-Timing
-Thieu’s forthcoming election
-Troop withdrawals Conv. No. 246-29 (cont.)
-Terminal date
-Residual force
-Negotiations
-United States’ policy
-Prisoners of war
-Timing
-Military activity
-Bombing
-President’s options
-President’s forthcoming briefing of Congressmen
-President’s forthcoming speech, April 7, 1971
Kissinger left at 5:40 pm