Secret White House Tapes

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708–12
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Vernon A. Walters
  • Rose Mary Woods
  • Alexander P. Butterfield
April 13, 1972
Conversation No. 708-12

Date: April 13, 1972
Time: 4:47 pm - 4:59 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)



Location: Oval Office

The President met with Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters.

Walters
-Confirmation
-Congratulations

The President's trip to Canada
-Address to Parliament
-French portions
-Walters's review
-Speech draft
-Walters's rendition
-Pronunciation
-The President's rendition
-Walters's review
-The President's accent
-Pronunciation
-Arrival speech
-The President’s rendition
-Pronunciation
-Speech draft
-Phonetic translation
-The President's knowledge of French

Rose Mary Woods entered at 4:53 pm.

-The President's rendition
-Walters's corrections
-Speech typewriter
-Placement

Woods left at 4:55 pm.

-Speech draft
-The President's rendition
-Walters's corrections

Walters's new job
-Progress
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 708-12 (cont.)



Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 4:55 pm.

Delivery of unknown article

Unknown person's location

Signing of documents

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:59 pm.

Vietnam
-Reports
-North Vietnamese movements
-The President's conversation with [Forename unknown] Palms
-Gen. Haig
-H. Ross Perot
-North Vietnamese offensive
-US actions
-Negotiations
-People's Republic of China [PRC]

Walters's knowledge of Russian language

[Unintelligible]

Walters left at 4:59 pm.
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