Conversation: 332-028
Prev:  332-027 Next: 332-029Start Date: 25-Apr-1972 10:05 AM
End Date: 25-Apr-1972 10:40 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:57:14
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:03:03
NARA Description:
On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 332-28 Date: April 25, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:40 am Location: Old Executive Office Building The President dictated notes for a speech draft. Vietnam 34 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Stakes of war -People of South Vietnam -World peace -Power of the US -US policy -US withdrawals -Air sorties -Peace offers -North Vietnamese response -Invasion of South Vietnam -War escalation The President replayed portions of the recording. -Stakes of war -World peace -Power of the US The President resumed dictation. -US policy -Aid to South Vietnam -North Vietnamese invasion -Aid from Soviet Union -Consequences of success -Future invasions -Risks of war elsewhere -Negotiations -US peace offers -Respect for independence -The President's speech -Instructions -US policy -Determination -Consequences of North Vietnamese success -Risks of war -Conditions for peace -Success of US policy -Withdrawal of US troops -Resistance to aggression -Air and Naval forces -1972 election -Peace in Vietnam 35 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Possible failure -Impact on the President's successors