About this recording 38–92 President Richard M. Nixon Henry A. Kissinger April 17, 1973 Henry A. Kissinger Richard M. Nixon Foreign Affairs The Presidency War and Terrorism Conversation No. 38-92 Date: April 17, 1973 to April 18, 1973 Time: 11:45 pm - 12:04 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Entertainment for state dinner -Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra -F. Edward Hebert -John O. Pastore President’s schedule President’s statement State visit with Giulio Andreotti Watergate -White House staff members -Possible resignations -President’s feelings -Leonard Garment’s suggestions -Termination H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III -John N. Mitchell’s culpability -Haldeman -Possible resignation -Dean’s motivation -52- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. January-2011) Conversation No. 38-92 (cont’d) -Presidency -President’s knowledge -Meeting with Dean on March 21, 1973 -Possible resignation by President -Spiro T. Agnew -Effect -President’s mood at State Dinner -Mrs. Raymond R. Guest’s comment -Effect on President -Haldeman -Ehrlichman -Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Dean -Garment’s view -Evidence -Possible resignations President’s schedule -Andreotti -Meeting with President -Bipartisan congressional leaders meeting -Emigration of Soviet Jews -Message from Soviet Union -Possible effects -Summit -Arms control -Responsibility -Jewish leaders -Timing -Strategy with Soviet Union -Compared with John T. Downey’s release -Soviet emigration policy -Summit meeting Most favored nation [MFN] status -Congressmen Watergate President’s role in history -Charges against administration -Haldeman -Dean -53- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. January-2011) Conversation No. 38-92 (cont’d) -Immunity -Credibility -Ronald L. Ziegler -Effects on President -President’s knowledge -Foreign policy activities -1972 Campaign Vietnam War -John C. Stennis -Bombing -Laos and Cambodia -North Vietnam -Kissinger’s meeting Haldeman and Ehrlichman State Dinner -Sinatra Watergate -Garment -Evidence against White House staff -President’s opponents’ reaction -New York Times and Washington Post -Compared with Teapot Dome -Need for full disclosure Secret White House Tapes | Richard M. Nixon Presidency 38–92 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous 427–9 Next 901–1 More Richard M. Nixon Recordings View all Richard M. Nixon tapes 901–1 audio icon 900–1 audio icon 900–10 audio icon 38–100 audio icon 38–101 audio icon 38–102 audio icon 38–103 audio icon 38–104 audio icon 900–11 audio icon 900–12 audio icon