Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 816
Nixon White House Tape 816 (November 29, 1972)
6 conversations · Oval Office · about 2 hr 45 min of released audio
Featuring Nixon, Butterfield, Kissinger, Bull, Haig
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review the scheduling of upcoming meetings, specifically focusing on a discussion with Henry Kissinger. The brief conversation served to verify the availability of time slots preceding the President’s scheduled engagement with South Vietnamese representatives Nguyen Phu Duc and Tran Kim Phuong. Butterfield confirmed the timeline, ensuring the President's agenda remained organized ahead of these critical diplomatic sessions.
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The exchange consisted of brief pleasantries and greetings. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded before the visitor departed.
President Nixon met with Henry Kissinger, Nguyen Phu Duc, and Tran Kim Phuong to discuss the final stages of the Vietnam peace negotiations and coordinate strategy for the upcoming agreement. Nixon emphasized the necessity of finalizing terms by December 1972 to secure Congressional support for military and economic aid, warning that failure to settle would likely lead to a legislative cutoff of funds. Nixon underscored his commitment to enforcing the agreement through resumed bombing if North Vietnam violated the ceasefire and urged the South Vietnamese leadership to present a unified, confident front to the American public and Congress.
This recording captures an unidentified individual or group meeting with President Nixon in the Oval Office. The minimal surviving transcript focuses solely on an inquiry regarding the President's location. Due to the limited nature of the available material, no substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions are documented.
This recording captures an unidentified meeting in the Oval Office held during the transition between November 29 and 30, 1972. Due to the lack of available transcripts or archival documentation, the specific participants and the content of their discussion remain unknown. Consequently, no policy decisions or action items can be verified from this segment of the White House taping system.
The recording captures an unidentified individual entering the Oval Office and issuing a greeting. Due to the lack of substantive audio or dialogue in the provided transcript, no specific topics, policy decisions, or official actions can be determined. The fragment remains an isolated auditory capture with no identifiable context regarding the meeting's purpose.