Conversation: 246-029
Prev: 246-028 Next: 246-030Start Date: Wednesday, April 7, 1971 10:22 PM
End Date: Wednesday, April 7, 1971 10:40 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:53:15
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:06:55
NARA Description:
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 246-029 Date: April 7, 1971 Time: 5:22 pm - 5:40 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Henry A. Kissinger Cabinet -President’s conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -Kissinger’s reaction -William P. Rogers’ calls -President’s schedule -Phone calls after speech, April 7, 1971 Vietnam -Negotiations -Melvin R. Laird -Cease fire -Troop withdrawals ****************************************************************************** [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-2014-015. Segment declassified on 01/10/2018. Archivist: MAS] [National Security] [246-029-w001] [Duration: 55s] Vietnam -Negotiations -Henry A. Kissinger’s conversation with John N. Mitchell Page | 45 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Robert O. Anderson from New Mexico -Negotiations with Algeria -Open negotiations with Hanoi -Nicolae Ceausescu -Open channels -Vietnamese and Algerians ****************************************************************************** Vietnam -Negotiations -Robert O. Anderson’s views regarding North Vietnam -North Vietnamese morale -Congress -[Thomas] Hale Boggs -Negotiations -Anderson -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin -Timing -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Laird -President’s options -Possible actions An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 4:30 pm [Unintelligible] The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:40 pm President’s forthcoming speech, April 7, 1971 -Kissinger’s calls to Ronald W. Reagan, William F. Buckley, Jr. -Possible reaction -Possible calls -Reagan, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Cabinet -Congress -John B. Connally Page | 46 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Vietnam -Policy -Donald H. Rumsfeld’s comments to Haldeman in staff meeting, April 7, 1971 -General Nguyen Van Thieu -Troop withdrawals -Timing -Thieu’s forthcoming election -Troop withdrawals -Terminal date -Residual force -Negotiations -United States’ policy -Prisoners of war -Timing -Military activity -Bombing -President’s options -President’s forthcoming briefing of Congressmen -President’s forthcoming speech, April 7, 1971 Kissinger left at 5:40 pm