President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate strategy following the President's recent discussions regarding sensitive foreign policy matters. The brief consultation served as a follow-up to earlier deliberations, likely centering on ongoing diplomatic efforts in Vietnam or preparations for international summits. No formal transcript is available to detail specific directives, but the meeting functioned as a high-level synchronization of executive decision-making.
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 332-5
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: 8:18 pm - 8:24 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See Conversation No. 23-28]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.