Conversation 388-009

TapeTape 388StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 3:11 PMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 3:28 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 388-9

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       Kissinger's schedule
             -Florida trip

       Vietnam negotiations
            -The President’s letter to Nguyen Van Thieu
                 -The President’s signature
            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                 -Meeting with the President, Kissinger
                        -Timing
                              -Dr. William O. Chase
                                     -The President’s forthcoming trip to office
                                          -The President’s forthcoming trip [to Florida]
                        -Haig’s forthcoming trip [to Saigon]
                        -Press relations
                              -Ronald L. Ziegler
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                        (rev. June-07)

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Henry, if you're not looking forward to the inspection, I'll see you in the plane.
I want to see you, but I don't have to go there.
I signed the letter.
I didn't care if the queue would go off.
Take there.
Maybe you might want to have him pop over then, because I have to go back to the desk for an hour before going to the plane.
So if he's breathing, he can call her or go.
Yeah, I just want to show that you'll sort of be blessed before he goes there.
And then he's got a few put out in the press.
I have a figure put out that I saw hitting him.
Okay?
Good.
Okay.
Bye.