Conversation: 723-007
Prev: 723-006 Next: 723-008Start Date: 11-May-1972 11:02 AM
End Date: 11-May-1972 11:21 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]; Kissinger, Henry A.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:58:43
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:18:50
NARA Description:
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 am to 11:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 723-7
Date: May 11, 1972
Time: 11:02-11:21 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
President's previous meeting with Nikolay S. Patolichev
-Ziegler's statement
-Meeting description
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
-Trade relations
-Agriculture
-Industrial products
Vietnam
-Blockade
-President's decision
-Press commentary
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 11:02 am.
President's previous meeting with Soviet trade representatives
-Ziegler's briefing
-Soviet summit
-Questions
Refreshment order
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:08 am.
President's previous meeting with Soviet trade representatives
-Ziegler's statement
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s suggestion
-Bilateral discussions
-Arms limitation
-Trade
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Purpose of meeting
-Trade
-Wording of statement
-Progress
-Trade expansion
-Vietnam discussion
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
Henry A. Kissinger entered at 11:08 am.
-Wording of statement
-Kissinger’s view
-Brezhnev, Aleksei N. Kosygin, Maurice H. Stans
-Exchange of representatives
-Vietnam topic
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
Conv. No. 723-7 (cont.)
-Ziegler's comment
-Soviet Summit
-New announcements
-Significance for North Vietnam
Ziegler left at 11:10 am.
Soviet summit
-Poland’s prediction
-Significance
-Kissinger’s call to Jerzy Michalowski
-President’s meeting with Patolichev and Dobrynin
-US-Soviet relations
-President’s comments on World War II alliance
-Winston S. Churchill’s experience
-Kissinger’s meeting with Brezhnev
-Adolph Hitler
-Kissinger’s call to Michalowski
-Ships in Haiphong
-Polish response
-Significance
-President’s trip
-Likelihood of cancellation
-Press comments
-Alarmist
-Ziegler’s reports
-The President’s view
Vietnam
-Blockade
-President’s letters to Brezhnev and Chou En-lai
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] statement
-Tone
-Wording
-Message to Chou En-lai
-US goals
-PRC statement
-Restraint
-Soviet statement
-Wording
-PRC statement
-Kissinger’s view
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
Conv. No. 723-7 (cont.)
-Press reaction
-Soviet summit
-Political repercussions
-Press
-Democrats
-Agreements
-Benefits for president
-Blockade
-Decision
-Kissinger’s view
-Kissinger staff's assessment
-William P. Rogers
-Soviet summit
-President’s previous decision
-Risks
-Election
-Soviet response
-Motives
-Previous decisions
-Cambodia
-India-Pakistan war
-Risks
-Soviet summit
-Likelihood of Cancellation
-North Vietnam offensive
-Military region one
-B-52 strike
-Time
-Extent
-Location
-South Vietnam marine landing
-Number
-World War I and II
-President’s expertise
-Suggestion for Haig and military
-Tanks
-Use in World War I
-US tanks
-Use in South Vietnam
-The President’s suggestion
-An loc
-B-52 attacks
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
Conv. No. 723-7 (cont.)
-Time
-Impact
-Forthcoming Washington Special Actions Group [WSAG]
meeting
-Kissinger’s view
-Hue
-Use of President's suggestions
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Soviet summit
-President’s preparations
-Kissinger meeting with Dobrynin
-Likelihood of Cancellation
-Kissinger’s view
-Previous meeting with Patolichev
-Significance
-President's preparations
Kissinger left at 11:21 am.