President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding the ongoing Vietnam conflict and current military strategy. The President evaluates the potential for a communist collapse and reviews the effectiveness of recent air strikes under existing administration policies. He also references internal communications, including a letter from a first-grade teacher and correspondence involving H. R. Haldeman and John B. Connally.
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 334-30
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/07/2019.
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[334-030-w001]
[Duration: 1m 29s]
December 2, [1971] [?]
-Memorandum
Letter from unknown first grade teacher
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
John B. Connally
Vietnam
-Communist collapse
-Air strikes
-Present policies
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