Conversation: 044-015
Prev: 044-014 Next: 044-016Start Date: Thursday, March 22, 1973 8:48 PM
End Date: Thursday, March 22, 1973 9:01 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Trudeau, Pierre E.Recording Device: White House Telephone
NARA Description:
On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 44-015 Page | 9 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Date: March 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm Location: White House Telephone Pierre E. Trudeau talked with the President. [See also Conversation No. 887-22] Trudeau’s experience in House of Commons President’s letter to Trudeau ****************************************************************************** [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-2014-008. Segment declassified on 09/15/2017. Archivist: MAS] [National Security] [044-015-w001] [Duration: 13m 56s] The President's letter to Pierre E. Trudeau -Non-public nature of letter -International Commission of Control and Supervision [ICCS] -Continued Canadian membership -Multiple nations convinced Canada’s participation is essential -US view -Importance -Government of Vietnam [GVN] -Democratic Republic of Vietnam [DRV] -Importance with regards to ensuring compliance -US activities at super-government level -People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Hungarians and Polish -Timing -Value of International Commission of Control and Supervision [ICCS] Canadian cabinet meeting on March 23, 1973 Page | 10 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Mitchell Sharpe's return from Vietnam -The President's note -Timing of receipt by Pierre E. Trudeau William P. Rogers -Support for Canadian position in Paris International Commission of Control and Supervision [ICCS] -Workability with or without Canada -The President’s judgment -The President's note -Hungarians and Polish -Government of Vietnam [GVN] -Democratic Republic of Vietnam [DRV] -US influence -Decision in Canadian Parliament -Canadian participation -Limited period of time -Months as opposed to indefinite stay -Fall-back position -The President’s opinion -Importance of support of opposition party -Mitchell Sharpe's view -Impact of immediate withdrawal -The President’s note -Arrival -Cabinet meeting The President's message to Congress -US trade relations with Canada -Pierre E. Trudeau’s view -Cooperation as opposed to competition -Forthcoming George P. Shultz telephone call to Canadian counterpart -US-Canadian cooperation International Commission of Control and Supervision [ICCS] -Continued Canadian participation -Forthcoming conversation between Mitchell Sharpe and William P. Rogers Page | 11 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 ******************************************************************************