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395–24
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Alexander M. Haig
January 12, 1973
Conversation No. 395-24

Date: January 12, 1973
Time: Between 8:55 am 9:23 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Congressional hearings
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Dec.-09)

Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)

-The President's conversation with Stephen B. Bull
-Haig's courtesy calls to Senators

Unknown man
-Departure

Henry A. Kissinger
-Press relations [?]
-Bombing [?]

Haig's trip to Saigon
-Complication
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Haig’s assignment
-The President’s representative [?]

Vietnam settlement
-Timing
-Le Duc Tho
-Cease-fire provision
-The President's announcement
-Kissinger
-Timing
-Wording
-Further discussions
-Briefing for Congressional leaders
-Previous experience
-Thieu's position
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger
-Mistaken impression
-The President's role
-Asians
-Kissinger
-Best possible agreement
-Congressional support
-The President's announcement
-Timing
-Signing
-The President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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(rev. Dec.-09)

Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)

-San Clemente
-Thieu
-Midway Island
-Briefing for William P. Rogers and Melvin R. Laird
-The President's conversation with Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Timing of announcements
-Bombing halt
-Kennedy
-Timing
-Kissinger's schedule
-Previous briefings
-Breakdown of negotiations
-Resumption of bombing
-Suspension of bombing
-The President's schedule
-Florida
-Kissinger
-Saigon
-Postponement
-Congress
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-Rogers's response
-Laird
-Meeting in Florida
-Decision
-Rumors of progress
-Bombing halt
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-Thieu cooperation
-Congress
-Public statements
-Announcement
-Kennedy
-Rogers, Laird
-Kissinger
-Super Bowl
-Kennedy’s advice
-Congressional relations
-Senate
-Briefing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Dec.-09)

Conversation No. 395-24 (cont’d)

-Agreement
-Content
-Timing
-Rogers
-Congress
-Timing
-Kissinger’s return to Paris
-Agreement details
-Compared to principles
-Briefing for Congressional leaders
-Timing
-US military actions
-Bombing
-South Vietnamese Air Force
-Laird
-Cease-fire
-Bombing
-South Vietnam
-US withdrawal
-Cambodia, Laos
-Agreement
-Thieu’s cooperation
-Announcement
-Timing
-Haig's trip to Saigon
-1968 bombing halt
-Effect
-Bombing halt
1972 election
-Kissinger
-Kennedy
-Rogers
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Congressional relations
-Press relations
-Haig's trip to Saigon

Haig left at 9:23 am.
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