President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to discuss logistics regarding Kissinger's upcoming trip to Chicago and broader political strategy, including judicial appointments. A significant portion of the conversation focused on the internal administration response to the situation in Chile. The two discussed the development of an options paper and the potential for a public statement by the President to clarify the U.S. position on the unfolding events.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 288-6
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:40 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
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Kissinger’s schedule
-Chicago
-President’s view
Supreme Court
-Robert C. Byrd
-The President’s view
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-George S. McGovern
-Conservative
-President’s position
-Strategy
-White House staff
-Ronald L. Ziegler
Chile
-News reports
-The President’s response
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-John B. Connally
-Charles A. Meyer
-Options paper
-Possible US statement
-Timing
-Connally
-State Department
-William P. Rogers
-Graham A. Martin
-Possible statement by the President
-US position
-Publicity for US actions
The President's schedule
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