Conversation: 727-005
Prev: 727-004 Next: 727-006Start Date: 2-Jun-1972 9:45 AM
End Date: 2-Jun-1972 10:03 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:08:01
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:26:18
NARA Description:
On June 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 727-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 727-5
Date: June 2, 1972
Time: 9:45-10:03 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 727-5 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
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The President’s schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
The President’s trip to Soviet Union
-Speech by the President
-Haldeman’s view
-Media coverage
-Points stressed
-Vietnam
-American strength
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Women's reactions
-Charles W. Colson's view
-Helicopter
-Vice President of US Steel Corporation
-Assessments
Kissinger entered at 9:50 am.
-Reaction
-Mrs. Nixon's impression
Kissinger's schedule
Pace of trip
-Kissinger
-Advancement
-William P. Rogers
-Strategic Arms and Limitation Treaty [SALT]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 727-5 (cont.)
-Meeting with Soviet leaders
-Negotiations
-Kissinger’s view
The President's schedule
-Meeting with congressional leaders
-The president's strategy
-Points to discuss
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Soviet Union
-Kissinger’s briefing
-Negotiations
-The president's input
-Kissinger’s role
-Background
-The President's image
Briefings on the President's previous trip to the Soviet Union
-Kissinger's briefing
-Function of summit
-The President's role
-Incident at sea agreement
-SALT
-Middle East
-Negotiations
-Effect of President’s involvement
-Statement of principles
-Jacob D. Beam and Andrei A. Gromykko
-Input to press
-Max Frankel
-Time the President spent in meetings
-Compared to diplomatic notes
-Summit meetings
-Agreements
-Soviet statements on summit success
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 727-5 (cont.)
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[National Security]
[Duration: 2s ]
SOVIET UNION
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-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Andrei Grechko
-Negotiations
-Undersea Long-range Missile System [ULMS]
-Missiles
-Submarines
-The President's input
-SALT
-Submarine program
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Kissinger
-Anti-ballistic missiles [ABM]
-ULMS
-B-1 bombs
-Congressional opposition
-Effect of negotiations
-Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson's reaction
-The President's input
-Letter to Brezhnev
-Submarines
Media
-Reaction to the President's congressional address
-Kissinger’s view
-Haldeman’s view
-Vietnam statement by the President
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 727-5 (cont.)
Vietnam
-Gromyko
-North Vietnamese action
-Hue
-Kontum
An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 9:50 am.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Congressional leaders
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.
Advertisement for the President's impeachment
-New York Times
-Signers
-McGovern supporters
-Printers’ reaction
An unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at an unknown time after 9:50 am.
The President's schedule
Advertisement for the President's impeachment
-Printers' union reaction
Vietnam War
-Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s view
The President, et al., left at 10:03 am.