Secret White House Tapes

788–11

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788–11
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Henry A. Kissinger
  • UNKNOWN
September 29, 1972
Conversation No. 788-11
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Date: September 29, 1972
Time: 3:16 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

Kissinger's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Previous lunch with Hedley W. Donovan and Tad Szulc
-Vietnam Peace Talks
-Political effect
-The President’s view
-Kissinger’s response
-Possible settlement
-Timing

Vietnam peace negotiations
-Peace talks
-Meeting after previous meeting
-Importance

Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s schedule
-Forthcoming trip to Vietnam

The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home
-Kissinger’s attendance
-Meeting with Kissinger and Haig
-Kissinger’s schedule
-Previous talk with Haig

Vietnam Peace Talks
-Nguyen Van Thieu’s position
-Resignation
-Scenario
-Possible effect

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 3:16 pm.

Refreshments

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.
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Thieu’s possible resignation
-North Vietnam military
-Effect on South Vietnam
-Laos
-Cambodia
-South Vietnam
-French’s view
-Possible bombing halt
-The President’s view
-Sorties
-Agreement
-Kissinger’s view
-20th Parallel

Haig’s forthcoming meeting with Thieu
-Significance
-The President’s view
-Paris Peace negotiations
-Possible progress
-North Vietnamese military
-North Vietnam
-Haig’s presence at negotiations
-Haig’s role
-Impact on Thieu
-Haig’s role
-Ellsworth F. Bunker
-Constituent assembly
-Constitution
-Presidential election in South Vietnam
-Review of Constitution
-Presidential election in South Vietnam
-National assembly
-Election
-Constitution review
-Haig
-Thieu’s possible reaction
-Previous position
-Presidential election
-National Assembly election

Vietnam Peace Talks
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-Committee of National Reconciliation
-Presidential election
-US proposal
-Kissinger’s view
-Committee
-Effect
-US withdrawal
-Cease-fire
-North Vietnamese proposal
-Presidential elections
-Military and political issues
-Haig’s forthcoming meeting with Thieu
-Thieu
-Cease-fire
-US presence in South Vietnam
-Interests of US and South Vietnam
-Thieus’ position
-Kissinger’s view
-South Vietnam
-Melvin R. Laird
-Supplies to South Vietnam
-South Vietnamese Air Force
-Supplies
-Navy
-Air Force
-Future plans
-Need for aircraft
-Bombing
-US withdrawal
-The President’s view
-Kissinger’s view
-Need for aircraft
-Prisoner of war [POW] issue
-Communist government possibility

The President’s schedule
-The President’s forthcoming meeting with Home
-Home’s forthcoming meeting with Kissinger
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Topics of discussion

Kissinger's schedule
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Kissinger left at 3:30 pm.
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