Conversation: 722-003
Prev:  722-002 Next: 722-004Start Date: 9-May-1972 10:03 AM
End Date: 9-May-1972 10:41 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:11:55
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:44:19
NARA Description:
On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 10:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 722-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 722-3 Date: May 9, 1972 Time: 10:03 am - 10:41 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. President's schedule -Morning work -Meeting with John B. Connally -Coming days Vietnam -Blockade -Necessity Welfare reform -President's meeting with George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) Vietnam -Blockade -William P. Rogers -Possible testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees -Timing -Congress -Adm. Thomas H. Moorer's testimony -Armed Services Committee -Rogers's testimony -Timing -Henry A. Kissinger's testimony -Timing -Rogers's testimony -Fact sheet draft -Author -Charles W. Colson -S. Steven Karalekas -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s review -Contents -North Vietnamese offensive -President's peace offers -North Vietnamese rejection -Necessity of action -Other nations -Public opinion -Publicity for positive responses -White House staff -Ronald L. Ziegler -Support for President -Strength -Telegram problems -Endorsement from public figures -Publicity -Tone -Comparison with previous speech -Intensity -"Hawks" -Prisoner of war [POW] wives -Reaction -Maj. Gen. James D. Hughes -Resolutions -Vietnamization 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) -POW wives -Attitude -Change -League of POW-Missing in Action [MIA] families -United Press International [UPI] -Resolution -Work with Hughes -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft -Press reports -Resolution -Changes -POW -President's objectives -Necessity of blockade -Public opinion -Opposition -George S. McGovern -Hubert H. Humphrey -Nebraska campaign ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 21s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** -McGovern statement -Compared to Cambodia statements -Protests -Colleges -Number -Demonstrations -White House -Extent -Senate and House response -Democrats 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) -Clark MacGregor -George H. Mahon -John C. Stennis -Caucus meeting -Republicans -MacGregor meeting -Democrats -Briefings -Rogers’s performance -Moorer -Kissinger -Melvin R. Laird and Rogers -Briefing evaluated -Conduct of briefing -Rogers -Statement on mines -J. William Fulbright’s view -Laird interruption -Rogers -Position on blockade -Support from executive departments -Draft statement -President's objectives -Methods -Rogers -Statement on mines -United Nations [UN] notification -George H.W. Bush -"Hawks" -MacGregor -George D. Aiken -Statement -Changes -Comparison with Bangladesh -Republican response -James L. Buckley -Gerald R. Ford -Robert P. Griffin -Jacob K. Javits -Margaret Chase Smith -George C. Wallace statement -Edward M. Kennedy statement -Democrats 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew rebuttal -Time -McGovern -Television appearance -Purchase of television time -News coverage -Amount and tone -Comparison with Cuban missile crisis -Necessity -Kissinger -Contribution to US foreign policy -People's Republic of China [PRC] and Soviet Union initiatives -Soviet trip -Necessity -Criticism -Democratic caucus -Counterattack -Comparison with Cuban missile crisis -Republican support for John F. Kennedy -Confrontation with Soviets -Democrats -Strategy -Humphrey and McGovern -Comparison with President's support for John Kennedy -President's previous television speech -Humphrey and McGovern -Counterattack -Humphrey -McGovern -Edward Kennedy -Agnew's role -Connally's role -Success -Soviet moves -Possible Summit cancellation -US statement -Kissinger -Tone of commentary -North Vietnamese arms -Soviet Union -PRC -Rogers -Schedule 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) -Role -Kissinger’s view -Testimony -Senate Foreign Relations Committee -Support for President -Publicity to Congress -Methods -Intensity and scope -Impact -Rogers, Moorer -Encouragement to Congressional supporters -Soviet ships -Location -Photographs -Use for publicity -Haig's instructions -Soviet response -Haig's report -Soviet ships -Location -Photographs -Laird -Call from President -Support -Rogers -President's meeting with leaders -Necessity -President's appearance -Manner -Kissinger -Meeting with subcabinet officers -Possible replacements -Laird -Rogers -Kissinger's appearance -Briefings -Press -Rogers -Purpose -Rogers -Briefings -Laird -Rogers 9 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 722-3 (cont.) -Moorer -Congress -MacGregor's office -Democrats -Stennis -Kissinger briefing -Democrats -F. Edward Hebert -Southern Democrats -Support -Necessity -Haldeman's position -Kissinger's position -President's position -Irreversibility -Rogers -Statements -Rhetoric -Content -Coolness -Dedication to peace -National interest above political interests -US role in world -Further work Haldeman left at 10:41 am.