Conversation: 314-009
Prev: 314-008 Next: 314-010Start Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 8:55 PM
End Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 9:15 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Brennan, John V.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:12:06
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:27:53
NARA Description:
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 314-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 314-009 Date: January 13, 1972 Time: 3:55 pm - 4:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Melvin R. Laird's press conference -Performance Page | 19 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -The President’s role -Announcement -US troop withdrawals from Vietnam -Questions -US troop withdrawals -Laird's handling Camp David -Work on State of the Union message -Draft Henry A. Kissinger -Forthcoming foreign policy report, February 9, 1972 -Credibility with the press -Ronald L. Ziegler -Statement to the press -The Soviet Union -Haig’s view Russian student [Merab Kurashvili] -Defection in New York -Return to Soviet Union -Tunnel -State Department and Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] -Soviet view -Yuli M. Vorontsov's call to Haig -Aeroflot -Haig’s call to State Department -Interrogation -State Department Kissinger -State of mind ************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under deed of gift 09/25/2019. Segment cleared for release.] Page | 20 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 [Privacy] [314-009-w003] [Duration: 38s] Henry A. Kissinger -State of mind -Depression -The President’s opinion ************************************************************************** Henry A. Kissinger -The President’s opinion -Negotiations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China [PRC] -Tenure in office -Possible resignation -Possible Administration action -Timing -Possible results -Timing -PRC and Soviet Union trips -The President’s possible handling -1972 campaign -Attacks on Kissinger -Senate -Kissinger's possible reactions -Haig’s view John V. Brennan entered at 4:06 pm. Status of First Family departure for Camp David -Briefcase Brennan left at 4:07 pm. PRC and Soviet trips -Outcome -Détente Page | 21 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Europe -West Germany PRC Kissinger -The President’s instruction to Haig -Message -Support -Further attacks -Haig’s handling -Overreaction to attacks -Personal life Brennan entered at 4:08 pm. First Family's schedule Brennan left at 4:09 pm. Kissinger -Tenure in office -Possible book -Press coverage Haig left at 4:15 pm.