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35–35
- Henry A. Kissinger
- President Richard M. Nixon
December 28, 1972
Conversation No. 35-35
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 380-39]
Kissinger’s vacation
-Weather
-Palm Springs
-Ted Cummings
-Home
-Swimming pool
Vietnam negotiations
-Message from North Vietnamese
-Message from Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Conditions
-Bombing halt
-Timing of announcement
-December 30, 1972
-Notification to North Vietnamese
-Announcement
-Timing
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-December 29, 1972
-Announcement
-December 30, 1972
-Bombing halt
-US proposal
-Thirty-six hours
-Kissinger’s view
-Effect of bombing
-Schedule for signings
-Press relations
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-Duration
-Tone
-Timing of meetings
-Technical meetings, January 2, 1973
-Announcement
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Timing
-December 30, 1972
-Length
-Content
-Kissinger’s view
-Private, technical meetings
-Timing
-Bombing halt
-20th parallel
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Gerald L. Warren
-Meeting resumption
-Bombing halt
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-Kissinger’s view
-Effect
-Use of B-52s
-Effect
-Negotiations
-Press coverage
-Newspapers, news magazines
-McGeorge Bundy
-Recent telephone call to Kissinger
-Letter to the President
-Bundy’s son
-New York establishment
-The President’s view
-Economic measures
-Pressure of South Vietnam
-South Vietnam
-US options
-Bilateral deal
-North Vietnam
-The President’s recent conversation with Kennedy
-Coordination in Negotiations
-Signing
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Trip to Saigon
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Purpose
-Signing
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s refusal
-Effect on North Vietnam
-Implementation
-Understanding with North Vietnam
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Kissinger’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Possible trip by the President
-Timing
-January 29 or 30, 1973
-Announcement
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Kissinger’s meeting with Le Duc Tho
-Paris
-Speech
-Compared to October 1972
-Kissinger’s meetings with Le Duc Tho
-January 8, 15, 1973
-Conclusion
-Timing
-Timing
-January 11, 1973
-Leak
-Possible effect on South Vietnam
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Effect
-1973 Inauguration
-Delay
-1973 Inauguration
-Risk
-January 11, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Ellsworth F. Bunker’s view
-Thieu
-Kennedy’s view
-Haig
-Acceptance of agreement
-Rejection of agreement
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-North Vietnam
-US bombing
-Kissinger’s trip to Paris
-Thieu
-1973 Inauguration
-US domestic conditions
-Delay
-January 11, 1973
-Progress
-Statements
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
-36-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 380-39]
Kissinger’s vacation
-Weather
-Palm Springs
-Ted Cummings
-Home
-Swimming pool
Vietnam negotiations
-Message from North Vietnamese
-Message from Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Conditions
-Bombing halt
-Timing of announcement
-December 30, 1972
-Notification to North Vietnamese
-Announcement
-Timing
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-December 29, 1972
-Announcement
-December 30, 1972
-Bombing halt
-US proposal
-Thirty-six hours
-Kissinger’s view
-Effect of bombing
-Schedule for signings
-Press relations
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-Duration
-Tone
-Timing of meetings
-Technical meetings, January 2, 1973
-Announcement
-37-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Timing
-December 30, 1972
-Length
-Content
-Kissinger’s view
-Private, technical meetings
-Timing
-Bombing halt
-20th parallel
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Gerald L. Warren
-Meeting resumption
-Bombing halt
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-Kissinger’s view
-Effect
-Use of B-52s
-Effect
-Negotiations
-Press coverage
-Newspapers, news magazines
-McGeorge Bundy
-Recent telephone call to Kissinger
-Letter to the President
-Bundy’s son
-New York establishment
-The President’s view
-Economic measures
-Pressure of South Vietnam
-South Vietnam
-US options
-Bilateral deal
-North Vietnam
-The President’s recent conversation with Kennedy
-Coordination in Negotiations
-Signing
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Trip to Saigon
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Purpose
-Signing
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s refusal
-Effect on North Vietnam
-Implementation
-Understanding with North Vietnam
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Kissinger’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Possible trip by the President
-Timing
-January 29 or 30, 1973
-Announcement
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Kissinger’s meeting with Le Duc Tho
-Paris
-Speech
-Compared to October 1972
-Kissinger’s meetings with Le Duc Tho
-January 8, 15, 1973
-Conclusion
-Timing
-Timing
-January 11, 1973
-Leak
-Possible effect on South Vietnam
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Effect
-1973 Inauguration
-Delay
-1973 Inauguration
-Risk
-January 11, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct.-07)
Conversation No. 35-35 (cont’d)
-Ellsworth F. Bunker’s view
-Thieu
-Kennedy’s view
-Haig
-Acceptance of agreement
-Rejection of agreement
-Timing
-1973 Inauguration
-Agnew’s trip to Saigon
-Timing
-North Vietnam
-US bombing
-Kissinger’s trip to Paris
-Thieu
-1973 Inauguration
-US domestic conditions
-Delay
-January 11, 1973
-Progress
-Statements