807–7

Conversation No. 807-7

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: 9:22 am - 9:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

New York Times story
-Ronald L. Ziegler’s possible comment
-Paris

Release of settlement terms by Democratic Republic of Vietnam [DRV] [North
Vietnam]
-Paris story
-Leak
-State Department
-Demands of North Vietnam
-Signing of agreement
-October 31, 1972
-Kissinger’s forthcoming briefing
-Purpose
-Aspects
-Procedure
-Substance
-Future
-Procedural details
-Progress during October 1972
-Hanoi
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-Timing of agreement
-November 1, 1972
Deadline
-Progress
-Shape of agreement
-US goals
-International machinery
-Timing of introduction
-Enemy activity
-Saigon
-Bloodbath
-Elections
-Pham Van Dong interview [with Arnaud de Borchgrave]
-Timing
-Clarification
-Vietnamese compared to English translation
-Signing of document
-Details
-Four party compared to two party
-US position on solving problems
-The President's messages to Dong
-Deadline
-Review
-The President’s May 8, 1972 statement
-Missing in action [MIA's]
-Laos
-Cambodia

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:22 am.

Kissinger’s schedule

Vetoes
-Signings
-John D. Ehrlichman

The President and Bull left at 9:30 am.

The President entered at 9:33 am.

Vietnam settlement agreement
-Kissinger’s forthcoming briefing
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-Timing
-Procedural details
-Prisoners of war [POW's]
-MIAs
-Imposition of Communist government in South Vietnam
-Provisions of agreement
-Cease-fire
-Elections
-Coalition government in South Vietnam
-Participation of South Vietnamese government
-Consultation
-Veto
-Quality of Agreement
-Timing
-1972 election
-US sacrifices
-Communist government in South Vietnam
-Rhetoric
-Perception of public
-Reasons for agreement
-North Vietnam’s publication of terms
-McGovern campaign
-North Vietnamese position
-Timing of negotiations
-Strategy
-Possible US military action
-McGovern statements
-Effect on negotiations
-Argument on when cease-fire terms were available
-Hanoi statement of new initiative of October 8, 1972
-US options
-Possible bombing north of 20th Parallel
-North Vietnam’s cadre
-Ceasefire
-US position
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-US sorties
-20th parallel
-McGovern
-Chance for peace
-Pressure on North Vietnamese
-Timing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-November 8, 1972
-McGovern statement
-Chance for peace
-Tone
-Progress
-Perception by public
-1972 election
-McGovern
-North Vietnamese position
-Demands for signing
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Position
-Predictions of peace
-December 1, 1972
-North Vietnamese forces
-Cadres
-Communications
-Bombing halt
-Mining
-Additional meetings
-Bombing halt
-Effect on public opinion
-Public compared to private statement
-Attitude toward Hanoi
-Attitude toward McGovern
-Effect by McGovern on negotiations
-Timing of peace terms
-1969
-McGovern position compared to current settlement
-POWs
-Cease-fire
-Help for South Vietnam
-Withdrawal from Cambodia and Laos
-Peace with honor compared to peace with surrender
-The President’s May 8, 1972 statement
-Position with regard To North Vietnam
-Public compared with private statements
-Bombing
-Terms of treaty
-Timing of signing
-Enforcement of terms
-Technicalities
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-Thieu
-Future meeting
-Timing of signing
-Details of agreement
-Laos agreement of 1962
-State Department
-Quality
-Details
-Compared to current settlement
-Results
-William P. Rogers
-Canadian talks on International Commission of Control and Supervision
[ICCS]
-Focus of agreement
-Machinery to enforce terms
-Permanence of terms
-Cambodia
-Laos
-Laos agreement
-Statement about Hanoi and South Vietnam
-Terms
-Satisfaction
-Necessity of proper terms
-The President's work on agreement
-John B. Connally
-Public perception
-The President’s messages
-Credit
-Points to be clarified
-Peace group influence
-Hedley W. Donovan
-Forthcoming telephone call from Kissinger
-Timing of agreement
-1972 election
-Public morality
-William F. Buckley, Jr.
-Howard K. Smith
-Richard (”Dick”) Wilson
-William S. White
-Joseph W. Alsop
-Interpretation of terms
-1972 election
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-New York Times story
-Leak
-State Department
-French
Inaccuracies
-Predictions
-Vietnamese
-Account of Battle of Tannenberg and Battle of Lemberg
-Taking advantage of opportunities
-Paul Von Hindenberg
-Gen. Erich von Ludendorff
-Gen. Hermann von Francois
-Gen. Max Hoffmann
-Television coverage
-Location
-Kissinger’s preference

Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:33 am.

Request for Ziegler to join meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:52 am.

Kissinger’s forthcoming briefing
-Television coverage

Vietnam settlement agreement
-McGovern campaign issues
-Patrick J. Buchanan’s view [News summary item]
-Vietnam and corruption
-Supporting editorials
-Vietnam as campaign issue
-Signing of agreement
-Timing

Ziegler entered at 9:52 am.

Kissinger's briefing
-Press room
-Cameras
-Taping
-Press corps
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-03)

-Number
-Press room compared to East Room
-Timing of briefing

Kissinger left at 9:53 am.

Kissinger's briefing
-Tone

Ziegler left at 9:54 am.