Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 11:02 am – 11:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Vietnam Negotiations
-Trip by William H. Sullivan
-The President’s message to Nguyen Van Thieu
-South Vietnam’s interest
-The President’s support for South Vietnam and Thieu
-Proposal for settlement of war
-Possible North Vietnamese action
-US response
-Possible meeting between the President and Thieu
-The President’s position
-1972 election
-Thieu’s role
-US position on settlement at midway in 1969
-South Vietnam’s military, economic and political strength
-Henry A. Kissinger’s view
-III Corps area
-Kissinger’s possible trips to Vientiane, Hanoi
-Thieu
-The President’s possible meeting with Thieu
-Current settlement proposal
-1972 election
-Possible statement at time of settlement
-Compared to the President’s People’s Republic of China [PRC]
announcement
-Members of US Armed Forces serving in South Vietnam
-Families
-Casualties
-Prisoners of war [POWs], missing in action [MIA]
-Public support
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
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-Length
-Details
-Thieu’s position
-Cease-fire
-POWs
-Replacement of military equipment
-South Vietnamese government
-Summary
-Enforcement
-Thieu’s position
-Political issues
-Military and economic assistance
-Vietcong [VC]
-Military issues
-Political issues
-Coalition government in South Vietnam
-The President’s instructions to Ronald L. Ziegler
-Dan Rather
-Leak
-State Department
-William P. Rogers
-Leaks
-Security of document
-Kissinger’s possible trip to Vientiane
-Kissinger’s possible conversation with Le Duc Tho
-1972 election
-Informing Rogers
-US-Soviet Union trade agreement
-Sullivan
-Haig’s role
-Message from the President
-The President’s message to Thieu
-Defense Department
-Supply of military aircraft to South Vietnam
-Cease-fire
-Possible airlift
-Thieu
-F-5’s
-North Vietnamese jets
-North Vietnam
-Possible use of jets
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.Nov-03)
-Soviet Union
-The President’s position
-Re-election
-Economic aid
-Soviet Union in post-World War II period
-Kissinger’s view
-Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration
-Chances
-1972 election
-Reaction in US
-1972 election
-George S. McGovern
-New York Times, Washington Post
-Support
-Thieu
-Acceptance of agreement
-Rogers
-Message from the President
-Press relations
-Veto messages
Haig left at 11:20 am.