{"conversationCode":"328-013","tapeNumber":328,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-328-013","startDateTime":"1972-03-29T17:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-29T20:07:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:57 PM","endDate":"29-Mar-1972","endTime":"3:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Alvarez, Luis Echeverria; Westmoreland, William (Gen.);","description":"On March 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Luis Echeverria Alvarez, and Gen. William Westmoreland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 3:07 pm. 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Kissinger’s trip to Mexico\n               -Kissinger’s talk with the Foreign Minister of Mexico\n               -Kissinger’s talk with Echeverria\n\n     US-Mexican relations\n         -Bilateral relations\n         -Echeverria’s forthcoming trip to the US\n               -Invitation to Camp David\n\nThe President dictated a letter to Gen. William C. Westmoreland [?].\n\n     Entertainment\n          -The President’s appreciation","filename":["328-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:33:56","tapeEnd":"01:37:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Alvarez, Luis Echeverria","Westmoreland, William (Gen.)"],"prevCode":"328-012","nextCode":"328-014","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":27.28,"text":"This has been a pleasure to actually know some of the companies who have been interested, who have been interested, who express my grateful appreciation to you for the opportunity to be a part of this experience."},{"start":27.3,"end":27.5,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.52,"end":27.72,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.74,"end":27.94,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.96,"end":28.16,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":28.18,"end":28.38,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":28.4,"end":28.6,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":28.62,"end":28.82,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":30.27,"end":55.03,"text":"Before me, he did not engage in any of those."},{"start":55.05,"end":56.73,"text":"I received him in a hospital walk, where he had, also, placed him where he had been."},{"start":56.75,"end":57.21,"text":"He was important to me."},{"start":57.23,"end":57.91,"text":"He talked to me, and respected me."},{"start":57.93,"end":59.31,"text":"He had the opportunity to have, to be properly treated, I should say."},{"start":59.33,"end":59.87,"text":"He was a, he had, an honor."},{"start":62.06,"end":88.74,"text":"I don't have bilateral relations, but the paper will be sent to me."},{"start":88.76,"end":90.47,"text":"I don't have, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't,"},{"start":92.44,"end":117.4,"text":"And, uh, this is the one."},{"start":117.42,"end":118.16,"text":"This is where we enter your schedule."},{"start":118.18,"end":118.84,"text":"Uh, we should like to invite you."},{"start":118.86,"end":121.6,"text":"And, uh, your initials, uh, your initials, uh, your initials, uh, your initials, uh, your initials, uh, your initials, uh, your initials,"},{"start":122.11,"end":142.46,"text":"and see if I can get back out of here."},{"start":142.48,"end":146.98,"text":"I think they're not very, you know, elaborate, but they're comfortable."},{"start":147,"end":147.88,"text":"It's the most, uh, restful place in traffic."},{"start":149.53,"end":150.05,"text":"That's a personal opinion."},{"start":150.07,"end":150.29,"text":"Here we go."},{"start":152.45,"end":178.41,"text":"Sorry, I need to do as many lessons as I can in the last three years."},{"start":178.43,"end":180.01,"text":"In the last three years, there's never been many years where I've been present."},{"start":180.03,"end":180.53,"text":"And I've been more proud."},{"start":180.55,"end":181.06,"text":"And I've been more proud."},{"start":181.07,"end":181.57,"text":"And I've been more proud."},{"start":183.26,"end":211.76,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":211.78,"end":211.98,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":212,"end":212.2,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon utilized this time to dictate formal correspondence expressing appreciation to Mexican President Luis Echeverría Alvarez and General William Westmoreland. The letter to Echeverría focused on strengthening bilateral relations, highlighting Henry Kissinger’s recent diplomatic outreach to Mexico, and formally inviting the President to Camp David. Additionally, Nixon dictated a separate message of gratitude directed toward General Westmoreland regarding his service and contributions.","topics":["US-Mexico relations","Diplomatic correspondence","Camp David","Henry Kissinger","William Westmoreland"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:16:12.216Z"},"topicSlugs":["us-mexico-relations","diplomatic-correspondence","camp-david","henry-kissinger","william-westmoreland"],"audioDurationSec":212,"audioFiles":[{"file":"328-013.mp3","bytes":8504231,"durationSec":212.47,"bitrate":320205,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.569Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/328-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/328/conversation-328-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}