Conversation: 333-031
Prev: 333-030 Next: 333-032Start Date: 26-Apr-1972 6:20 PM
End Date: 26-Apr-1972 6:32 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:46:48
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:01:23
NARA Description:
On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:20 pm to 6:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 333-31
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: 6:20 pm - 6:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Vietnam
-1972 election
-The President's speech
William P. Rogers
-Haiphong
-Bombing
-Unknown person's testimony
-Effectiveness
-Initiative
-Interest in public relations
-Cabinet
-Abilities
-Moscow
-The President's visit
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-The President's visit
-Wreath laying
Trips
-Mrs. Nixon
-Press coverage
-People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Soviet trip
-Visibility
-Location of meetings
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:20 pm.
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Refreshment
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:32 pm.
The President's schedule
-The President's speech
-Press conference
-Scheduling
-The President's speech
-Audience
-Response
-Rhetoric
-“Invasion”
-"Communist"
-"Bloodbath"
-Media
-Public support for the President
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:20 pm.
Refreshment
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:32 pm.
Vietnam
-The President's speech
-Response of hawks
-Bombing
-Hawks
-Rogers
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks [SALT]
-Announcement
-Gerard C. Smith
-Meeting on May 1, 1972
-Rogers
-Knowledge of issue
-Negotiations
-Timing of announcement
-Henry A. Kissinger's trip to Moscow
-State Department
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-Difference from the White House
-Timing of announcement
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Kissinger
-Chalmers M. Roberts
Kissinger
-Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
-Story on Soviet delegation to Hanoi
-Chicago Tribune
-Source
-Significance
-Leak to Chicago Tribune
-Denials
-New York Daily News and Copley News Service
-Interview with Joseph C. Kraft
-Press stories
-Image
-Meetings with Mao Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, Charles A. J. M. De Gaulle and
Brezhnev
-Conversations
-Possible book written by Kissinger
-Samantha Eggar
-Visit
-Haldeman's conversation with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Social life
Haldeman left at 6:32 pm.