Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:40 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President dictated notes for a speech draft.
Vietnam
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Tape Subject Log
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-Stakes of war
-People of South Vietnam
-World peace
-Power of the US
-US policy
-US withdrawals
-Air sorties
-Peace offers
-North Vietnamese response
-Invasion of South Vietnam
-War escalation
The President replayed portions of the recording.
-Stakes of war
-World peace
-Power of the US
The President resumed dictation.
-US policy
-Aid to South Vietnam
-North Vietnamese invasion
-Aid from Soviet Union
-Consequences of success
-Future invasions
-Risks of war elsewhere
-Negotiations
-US peace offers
-Respect for independence
-The President's speech
-Instructions
-US policy
-Determination
-Consequences of North Vietnamese success
-Risks of war
-Conditions for peace
-Success of US policy
-Withdrawal of US troops
-Resistance to aggression
-Air and Naval forces
-1972 election
-Peace in Vietnam
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-Possible failure
-Impact on the President's successors