Conversation: 371-021
Prev: 371-020 Next: 371-022Start Date: 23-Oct-1972 9:55 AM
End Date: 23-Oct-1972 10:38 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:55 am to 10:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 371-21
Date: October 23, 1972
Time: 9:55 am - 10:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 16m 9s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President’s schedule
Henry A. Kissinger
-The President’s recent meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Haig
Vietnam
-Peace settlement negotiations
-Possible bombing halt
-Timing compared with 1972 election
-John D. Erlichman’s view
-Haldeman’s view
-Kissinger's itinerary
-Possible North Vietnamese statements
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Coalition government
-Coalition government
-North Vietnamese statements
-Soviet Union
-Victory celebrations
-Kissinger’s efforts
-Haig
-Haig’s role
-Accompanying Kissinger on trips as opposed to speaking for the
President
-Military compared to political problems
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)
-Haig’s and Kissinger’s view
-1972 Election
-George S. McGovern
-Nguyen Van Thieu
1972 campaign
-Public relations
-White House role
-Alvin Snyder
-Questions of television programs
-Response to McGovern’s debate issue
-Clark K. MacGregor
-Instruction for Charles W. Colson
-Kissinger
-Colson
-Vietnam
-Magazines
-Schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 5m ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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Vietnam
-Peace settlement negotiations
-1972 election
-Thieu's reaction to proposed settlement
-Patrick J. Buchanan and Raymond K. Price
-North Vietnamese
-Soviet Union
-Kissinger
-William L. Safire
-Public statements
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)
-Caution
-Coalition government
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 11m 49s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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The President's schedule
-Radio broadcast
-White House
-Camp David
-Kissinger
-Library
-Sound
-Kentucky
Haldeman left at 10:38 am.