336–56

Conversation No. 336-56

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: 6:22 - 6:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

Vietnam
-President’s speech on the blockade
-US courses of action
-Wording
-Deletions
-US withdrawal

The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:34
pm.

[Conversation No. 336-56A]

-Changes

[End of telephone conversation]

-US offers
-North Vietnam rejection
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Withdrawal
-Cambodia
-Wording
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-01)
Conv. No. 336-56 (cont.)

-Melvin R. Laird, William P. Rogers
-Tone
-Blockade
-President’s decision
-President’s orders
-Kissinger’s briefing
-Termination of war
-Importance
-Kissinger’s meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Blockade
-President’s speech
-Demeanor
-Press reports
-Kissinger’s briefing
-Arrangements
-Previous US actions
-Cambodia, Laos
-Rogers, Laird
-Cambodia
-Laird, Rogers
-Blockade
-President’s decision
-President’s speech
-Delivery
-Tone

Kissinger left at 6:34 pm.