Conversation: 728-005
Prev: 728-004 Next: 728-006Start Date: Tuesday, June 6, 1972 6:04 PM
End Date: Tuesday, June 6, 1972 6:17 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:25:42
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:38:18
NARA Description:
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 728-5
Date: June 6, 1972
Time: 2:04-2:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Vietnam
-An Loc
-Army of the Republic of South Vietnam [ARVN]
-Movement
-21st ARVN Division
-Pressure
-North Vietnamese Army
-Troop movement
-Cambodian border
-Kontum
-North Vietnamese casualties
-Morale
-21st ARVN Division
-Morale
-James F. Hollingsworth
-Ambushes
-North Vietnamese army
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.31-Oct-06)
Conv. No. 728-5 (cont.)
-Hue
-Quang Tri
-Marines
-North Vietnamese action
-Pre-emptive ARVN action
-Effects of weather
-II Corps and III Corps
-Problems in North Vietnam
-Hanoi
-Statements
-Shortages
-Mining
-Bombing
-Bombing in North
-Photographs of bombing accuracy
-Tartgets
-Bridges
-Supply routes
-Reaction in North
-Chinese-Soviet Union relations
-Ports
-Soviet Union
-Bombing in North
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] study
-Petroleum, oil, and lubricant [POL] supplies
-Destruction of supplies
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Bombing
-CIA estimates on supply
-Additional supplies
-The President’s view
-CIA reports
-North Vietnam
-1960s Vietnam reports
CIA
-Personnel changes
-The President’s view
-Office of Strategic Services [OSS]
-Georgetown
-Components
-Comparison to State Department
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.31-Oct-06)
Conv. No. 728-5 (cont.)
-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-Richard M. Helms announcement of mining
-Reaction
-Personnel list
-Personnel policies and tenure
-Possible changes
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-Walters
-Opinion
-Helms
-Personnel changes
-The President’s view
-Walters
-Haig’s view
-Reports
-Compared to military reports
Vietnam developments
-Staff's views
-Reporting
-The President’s view
-Haig’s view
-Anthony Lewis
CIA
-Instructions for personnel changes to Walters
-Policies
-Possible reassignments
-Laos
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.31-Oct-06)
Conv. No. 728-5 (cont.)
Haig left at 2:17 pm.