Conversation: 886-002
Prev: 886-001 Next: 886-003Start Date: Wednesday, March 21, 1973 1:11 PM
End Date: Wednesday, March 21, 1973 1:21 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.)Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:11 am to 8:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 886-2
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 8:11am - 8:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft.
Vietnam settlement
-Infiltration
-Latest reports
-Civil administrator groups
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 2s]
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sept. 2010)
Conversation No. 886-2 (cont’d)
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-Truck movement
-Significance
-Prisoners of war [POW] release
-Four Power Commission
-North Vietnam’s representative
-Deadline
-US withdrawal
-Laos
-North Vietnam
-Public statement
-Laos
-Number of prisoners
-Air strikes
-Possible dates
-Release of POWs from Laos
-Postponement
-Laos
-Government formation
-Cabinet
-Message to Henry A. Kissinger
-Response from Kissinger
-Decision deadline
-Souvanna Phouma
-Timing
-Release of POWs
-Laos
-US assurances to Nguyen Van Thieu
-Cease-fire
-Implications
-Cambodia
-President's authority after troop withdrawal
-State Department
-Constitutional questions
-Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sept. 2010)
Conversation No. 886-2 (cont’d)
-Cease-fire
-Justifications
-Protection of troops
-Guarantee of cease-fire
-Congressional authorization
-Possible action by North Vietnam
-Treaty obligations
-Thailand
-Laos
-US withdrawal of troops
-POW release
-Deadline
-Logistics
-US message to North Vietnamese
Scowcroft left at 8:20 am.