President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the ongoing negotiations regarding the Vietnam settlement agreement and the status of diplomatic communications with South Vietnamese officials, Nguyen Phu Duc and Tran Kim Phuong. Nixon emphasized his firm position that the North Vietnamese must accept the existing terms, ruling out further changes to the agreement. Furthermore, they considered the strategic necessity of a direct meeting between Nixon and President Nguyen Van Thieu to reinforce U.S. commitments regarding retaliatory action against potential cease-fire violations.
On November 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 817-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 817-15
Date: November 30, 1972
Time: 12:15 pm -12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
Kissinger’s schedule
-Meeting with [Nguyen Phu Duc and Tran Kim Phuong]
-Message
-Vietnam negotiations
-Settlement agreement
-Changes
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Conversation No. 817-15 (cont’d)
-Bilateral deal
-Meeting with the President
-Kissinger meeting with Duc
-The President’s meeting with Duc
The President’s schedule
-Possible meeting with Nguyen Van Thieu
-Timing
-Settlement agreement
-Purpose
-Settlement agreement
-Negotiations
-The President’s retaliation commitment
-Kissinger’s meeting with Duc
-Negotiations
Kissinger left at 12:16 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.