Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-026
Nixon & Monson on East Pakistan and India
Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 11:52 AM–12:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Zosimo Monzon to discuss the shifting geopolitical landscape in South Asia following the Indo-Pakistani War. The conversation focused on the occupation of East Pakistan, with Nixon expressing skepticism regarding India's long-term withdrawal intentions and questioning the validity of reports concerning atrocities by the Pakistani army. Nixon characterized the situation as a series of falsehoods, emphasizing his distrust of the current political developments in the region.
- East Pakistan
- India
- Indo-Pakistani War
- Geopolitics
- Military occupation
- South Asia
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-26
Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Zosimo T. Monzon [?]
Briefcase
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Monzon [?] left at an unknown time before 12:12 pm.Also recorded on December 26, 1971
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- 310-024 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
- 017-101 11:52 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
- 310-025 11:52 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
- 310-027 11:52 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
- 310-028 11:52 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
- 017-102 12:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:16 pm.
- 310-029 12:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm.Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:12 pm to 12:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-026, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-026 (accessed October 11, 2026).