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Conversation: 405-002

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Start Date: 25-Jan-1973 7:54 AM

End Date: 25-Jan-1973 8:38 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

405-002.mp3

NARA Description:

On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 405-2

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:54 am and 8:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

       Vietnam settlement
            -Conversation with Henry A. Kissinger and Charles W. Colson
            -Kissinger
                  -Congressional relations
                                             -2-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Feb-09)

                                                           Conversation No. 405-2 (cont’d)

                  -Support for President
                         -“Doves”
            -Public relations [PR]
                  -Surrogates
                  -“Peace with honor”
                  -Coalition government
                  -South Vietnam’s rights
                  -End of war
                         -50 million people of Indochina
                  -Prisoners of War [POWs]
                  -US withdrawal
                  -October 1972 agreements
                  -Kissinger
                  -Congressional resolution
                         -Vote
                         -December 1972 bombing
                               -Effect
                  -President's opponents
                         -Surrender
                  -Future of South Vietnam
                  -Communist government
                  -“Peace with honor”
            -Kissinger
                  -Congressional relations
                         -Briefing