Conversation: 377-007
Prev:  377-006 Next: 377-008Start Date: 29-Oct-1972 9:20 AM
End Date: 29-Oct-1972 9:30 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 377-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 377-7 Date: October 29, 1972 Time: 9:20 am - 9:30 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The President’s forthcoming briefing on surrogates -William P. Rogers -Vietnam -Instructions for Haig -Service in Vietnam by Haig -Sacrifices -Interest by administration -Ending of wars -Kind of settlement necessary to prevent new war -Consequences of other type of settlement -Comparison of administration and George S. McGovern plan -Prisoners of war [POWs] -Return -End of war compared with end of US involvement -North Vietnamese -Cambodia -Laos -Prevention of communist takeover -Self-determination -Election -Coalition government 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Aug-03) -Means to defend South Vietnam -Economic assistance and military replacements -Vietnamization -Quality of South Vietnamese equipment -The President’s view of the McGovern Plan -Withdrawal of Americans -Withdrawal of arms -Communist takeover -Blood bath -Prospects for success of cease-fire -Timing -Settlement -Type -Strength of Vietnam -US position -Settlement -Type -End of killing -The President's role in settlement -The President’s November 3, 1969 speech -Action in Cambodia, Laos -Blockade and mining of Haiphong harbor, May, 1972 -“Peace with honor “compared to “peace with surrender” -Communist South Vietnam compared to noncommunist South Vietnam -Return of POW's -Amnesty -The President’s recent remarks Negotiations -Nguyen Van Thieu -North and South Vietnam Vietnam -Negotiations -North Vietnam -South Vietnam -The President’s possible conversation with Thieu -Letter -Timing -1972 election -Acceptance of terms 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Aug-03) -Thieu’s view of Henry A. Kissinger ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National security] [Duration: 3s ] INTELLIGENCE END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************** -Thieu’s role -South Vietnam -1972 election -Letter to Thieu from the President -Tone -Haig’s view -Thieu’s position -Haig’s briefings -George Meany -Timing -New York -Lyndon B. Johnson -Walt W. Rostow -Paul C. Warnke, October 28, 1972 -Haig’s experience -1967 -Support for the President -[McGovern] -The President’s previous support for John F. Kennedy, Edward G. (“Pat”) Brown -Foreign policy -Comparisons -Souvanna Phouma -The President’s view -Memorandum 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Aug-03) -Possible US aid to North Vietnam -Consequences -Analogy to Japan -Credibility -Thieu -Possible visit from US representative -Kissinger -Haig -Adm. John J. McCain, Jr.; William F. Buckley, Jr., Sir Robert Thompson -Conclusion of war -Timing -The President’s view -Haig’s view -Thieu Haig left at 9:30 am.