Conversation: 375-014
Prev:  375-013 Next: 375-015Start Date: 26-Oct-1972 2:05 PM
End Date: 26-Oct-1972 2:29 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 375-14 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: 2:05 pm - 2:29 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. Discontinuities occurred at the time of original recording. Vietnam peace settlement negotiations -Henry A. Kissinger’s recent press briefing -John A. Scali’s view -Kissinger’s possible briefings for networks and wire services 24 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -The President’s May 8, 1972 decision -1972 election as factor in negotiations -Nature of agreement -Compared with George McGovern’s position -Prisoners of war [POWs] -Integrity of South Vietnamese government -Arms and assistance to South Vietnamese -Complete withdrawal of US forces -Timing -Press interpretation -Lead press story -“Peace is at hand” -Assessments of Kissinger’s briefing -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Charles W. Colson -Scali -Points to be made at briefing -The President’s view -Herbert G. Klein -Ronald L. Ziegler -Skill as a briefer -Compared with Kissinger -Stage of negotiations -Timing -Kissinger -McGovern’s position -Administration response -Nguyen Van Thieu’s role -Kissinger -Signing of agreement -Haig’s concern -Timing -Thieu -Administration strategy -Public opinion -Colson’s analysis -Corruption issue damage -Soft suburbanites -Labor -South -Bombing pause 25 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Haig -John B. Connally -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Preparation of talking paper -Surrogates -“Peace with honor” compared with “peace with surrender” The President’s schedule -The President’s forthcoming trip to West Virginia and Kentucky -Timing White House staff and public relations -John D. Ehrlichman Vietnam pace settlement negotiations and 1972 campaign -Kissinger and the President -Forthcoming trip to California -Thieu -Possible statements -Statements about McGovern’s campaign tactics -Clark Macgregor, Robert J. Dole -Colson -Unity of White House statements -McCovern stance on Vietnam -White House attacks -Surrender -POWs -Administration readiness to attack McGovern -McGovern’s strategy -Colson’s view -Haig’s view of the press at Kissinger’s briefing -McGovern’s supporters in the press -Reaction to progress in the peace talks -Kissinger’s response -Murrey Marder’s reaction -Settlement -Press view -Coalition government -Thieu -Partial cease-fire -POWs 26 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Laos -Cambodia -Incompleteness -Public relations -Translation issues -Press -Kissinger’s meeting with Scali on briefing preparation ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** Haldeman left at 2:29 pm.