Conversation: 395-024
Prev: 395-023 Next: 395-025Start Date: Friday, January 12, 1973 1:55 PM
End Date: Friday, January 12, 1973 2:23 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On January 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:23 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 395-24
Date: January 12, 1973
Time: Between 8:55 am 9:23 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Congressional hearings
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
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Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)
-The President's conversation with Stephen B. Bull
-Haig's courtesy calls to Senators
Unknown man
-Departure
Henry A. Kissinger
-Press relations [?]
-Bombing [?]
Haig's trip to Saigon
-Complication
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Haig’s assignment
-The President’s representative [?]
Vietnam settlement
-Timing
-Le Duc Tho
-Cease-fire provision
-The President's announcement
-Kissinger
-Timing
-Wording
-Further discussions
-Briefing for Congressional leaders
-Previous experience
-Thieu's position
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger
-Mistaken impression
-The President's role
-Asians
-Kissinger
-Best possible agreement
-Congressional support
-The President's announcement
-Timing
-Signing
-The President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Dec.-09)
Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)
-San Clemente
-Thieu
-Midway Island
-Briefing for William P. Rogers and Melvin R. Laird
-The President's conversation with Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Timing of announcements
-Bombing halt
-Kennedy
-Timing
-Kissinger's schedule
-Previous briefings
-Breakdown of negotiations
-Resumption of bombing
-Suspension of bombing
-The President's schedule
-Florida
-Kissinger
-Saigon
-Postponement
-Congress
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-Rogers's response
-Laird
-Meeting in Florida
-Decision
-Rumors of progress
-Bombing halt
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-Thieu cooperation
-Congress
-Public statements
-Announcement
-Kennedy
-Rogers, Laird
-Kissinger
-Super Bowl
-Kennedy’s advice
-Congressional relations
-Senate
-Briefing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Dec.-09)
Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)
-Agreement
-Content
-Timing
-Rogers
-Congress
-Timing
-Kissinger’s return to Paris
-Agreement details
-Compared to principles
-Briefing for Congressional leaders
-Timing
-US military actions
-Bombing
-South Vietnamese Air Force
-Laird
-Cease-fire
-Bombing
-South Vietnam
-US withdrawal
-Cambodia, Laos
-Agreement
-Thieu’s cooperation
-Announcement
-Timing
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-1968 bombing halt
-Effect
-Bombing halt
1972 election
-Kissinger
-Kennedy
-Rogers
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Congressional relations
-Press relations
-Haig's trip to Saigon
Haig left at 9:23 am.
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Tape Subject Log
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