Conversation 362-016

TapeTape 362StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 2:50 PMEndMonday, August 14, 1972 at 3:52 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 362-16

Date: August 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

            Vietnam negotiations
                -John B. Connally

                                       (rev. Nov-03)

                     -George E. Christian's remarks
                          -R. Sargent Shriver
                               -Knowledge of Paris negotiations
                                   -Lyndon B. Johnson
                 -William P. Rogers’s possible conversation with Dean Rusk
                     -Shriver
                          -Attacks on Rusk and Johnson
                          -W[illiam] Averell Harriman and Cyrus R. Vance
                               -[William J. Jorden]
                                   -Henry A. Kissinger
                                   -Henry Cabot Lodge
                 -Shriver
                     -Attacks on credibility
                          -Connally's opinion

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Just to be sure you've got everything in common, we're trying to get across.
He said that George Christian told him that Schreiber didn't know anything about the negotiations in Paris because Johnson didn't trust him.
He suggested that Rogers might call on Rush to see if Rush would say something to understand it.
In fact, Schreiber was attacking Rush and Johnson for
This is the cancer that was.
The heat port is affecting us.
I view the fact that Jeremy advanced for his men from Paris, not ours.
I look at Henry Jordan.
He tells me, well, this is totally where everything was.
He was there with us.
I was right there with him.
And as well as
It's time to do a prayer call.