Conversation 336-032

TapeTape 336StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:55 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:57 PMTape start time01:57:46Tape end time01:59:59ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 336-32

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Between 4:55 and 4:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[See Conversation No. 24-13]

[End of telephone conversation]

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:55 pm.

     Delivery of speech draft

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:57 pm.

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It's recovered in Vietnam, but it's not recovered in South Vietnam.
I don't understand the Republic of Vietnam.
Of South Vietnam.
Okay, are there any big groups we'll take?
I don't think there was any.
With regard to this... Just a second.
What are...
We will stop all acts of force.
All acts of force.
We will stop all acts of...
One other thing I think, or I believe, if you look back, they would offer potentially a motion to take it out.
They would allow negotiation on a political settlement that would flex the popular will.
Nobody believed in the popular will.
You see what I mean?
I don't know, but why stay at home?
The point is, and what we are saying, is that we
Yeah, it's changing, but it's taking a lot of negotiation on the level, so...