Secret White House Tapes

206–8

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206–8
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Henry A. Kissinger
August 20, 1972
Conversation No. 206-8

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
-Changes
-Conclusion
-Marking of draft
-Kissinger’s proposed changes
-[Previous presidents]
-Isolationism
-Defense
-Vietnam
-Draftees
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Vietnamese elections
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-Supervision with Communist participation
-Xuan Thuy
-US troop reduction in South Vietnam
-Problems with withdrawal
-Israel
-US relationship with allies
-Europe
-Asia
-Amnesty for draft evaders
-Concern for Vietnam
-Previous US troop commitment
-Casualties
-Pursuit of foreign policy initiatives

Request to use telephone

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:25 am.

Instructions about use of outside telephone

Kissinger and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm.
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