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On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, John C. Stennis, John L. McClellan, J. William Fulbright, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Strom Thurmond, Milton R. Young, George D. Aiken, John G. Tower, Barry M. Goldwater, John J. McFall, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Samuel S. Stratton, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Leslie C. Arends, William G. Bray, Elford A. Cederberg, William S. Mailliard, Samuel L. Devine, Jack F. Kemp, as well as William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thomas C. Korologos, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:36 am to 10:49 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-003 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, John C. Stennis, John L. McClellan, J. William Fulbright, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Strom Thurmond, Milton R. Young, George D. Aiken, John G. Tower, Barry M. Goldwater, John J. McFall, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Samuel S. Stratton, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Leslie C. Arends, William G. Bray, Elford A. Cederberg, William S. Mailliard, Samuel L. Devine, Jack F. Kemp, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Thomas C. Korologos; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 09/04/2019.] [Unintelligible] [111-003- W006] [Duration: 3m 56s] Greetings General conversation William E. Brock, III [?] Ceasefire Ronald L. Ziegler William J. Fulbright - Seating Vietnam Peace Agreement - President's statement - Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr.'s statement - Content - Congressional briefing - Timing - Reasons - Stipulations - North Vietnamese [This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.] [National Security] [111-003- W001] [Duration: 1h 42m 29s] Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Provisions - Compared to Korean ceasefire - Ceasefire supervision - US - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Prisoners of War [POWs] release - Henry A. Kissinger - Dates - Missing in Action [MIA] - International group - Prisoners of War [POWs] release–Missing in Action [MIA] - William H. Sullivan - Name lists - Date - Indochina - Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam and South Vietnam - Peoples Republic of China [PRC] - Prisoners - Downey case - Chou En- Lai - History of recent negotiations - Stalemate - North Vietnamese attitude - Laos, Cambodia - Prisoners - Supervision of agreement - Nature of protocols - North Vietnamese approach - Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] - Provisions - Protocols - William H. Sullivan - Le Duc Tho - Working groups - Signing of documents - William P. Rogers -1954 agreement - North Vietnam, South Vietnam - Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] - Infiltration - Military replacements and augmentation - North Vietnam and South Vietnam - North Vietnamese in South Vietnam - Numbers - Vietnamese casualities - North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese - Legal points of entry - Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia - North Vietnam and South Vietnam - Armies - Replacement - Civilian prisoners in South Vietnam - Nguyen Thi Binh - Prisoners of War [POWs] - Reconciliation with South Vietnam - Self- Determination -"Term" South Vietnam - Definition - National Liberation Front [NLF] - National Council of Reconciliation - Composition - Members - Function - Nguyen Thi Binh - Le Duc Tho - Vietnam re- Unification - Le Duc Tho - Means - Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] - Military movements - North Vietnamese recognition of the existence of South Vietnam - Prohibited actions South Vietnam - Sovereignty - International Control Commission [ICC] - Control of South Vietnamese territory - Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] - Central highlands - South Vietnamese army - Military region - Government control - Alexander M. Haig, Jr. - Saigon trip - Henry A. Kissinger's trip - South Vietnamese forces - South Vietnamese territory - Region III - South Vietnamese army - Do Cao Tri - Disposition of South Vietnamese forces - Regions I and IV - Laos and Cambodia -1954 and 1962 agreements - Norodom Sihanouk - Document initialed by Henry A. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho - South East Asian reconciliation and reconstruction - North Vietnam - Relations with US - Purpose - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - Chou En- Lai, Mao Tse- Tung, Nguyen Thi Binh - Indochina - Congressional action - Requirements for North Vietnam - Military aid The President's schedule Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Provisions [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-014. Segment declassified on 01/05/2018. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [111-003- W004] [Duration: 10m 16s] Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Provisions - International Control Commission [ICC] - Canada, Hungary, Indonesia, Poland - Locations - Saigon - Regional - Positional strategy - Coastal points - Functions - Seven return of Prisoners of War [POWs] teams - Twelve legal point- Of- Entry teams - Sixty- Three total - Inspectors - Violation reports - Details - Communication - Budget - Broad authority - International Control Commission [ICC] - International conference - February 26 - United Nations [UN] - Number of personnel - Mobile inspection teams - Twenty- Six local teams - Coverage - Compared to previous versions - Inaugural meeting on January 29, 1973 at 8:00 am in Saigon - US military forces - Technical and advisors - Combat units - Departure - Technical units - Departure - Complete withdrawal of America military personnel - Civilian personnel - Approximate numbers - Types of personnel - Replacement with Vietnamese personnel - Laos - Knowledge of North Vietnam - International Control Commission [ICC] - Prisoners of War [POWs] - Release - North Vietnam - Hanoi Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Laos and Cambodia - Ceasefire [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-014. Segment declassified on 04/25/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [111-003- W005] [Duration: 10s] Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Laos and Cambodia - Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Laos and Cambodia - Norodom Sihanonk - Thailand - Aircraft carriers - Laos and Cambodia - South Vietnam - North Vietnam Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Fulbright's view - Foreign aid authorization - Mahon's view - Continuing legislation - Possible opponents - McClellan - Morgan - Young - Fulbright - President's appreciation - Future congressional briefings - Kissinger - Press briefing - President's appreciation - President's appreciation - Congressional support - Past actions [This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.] [National Security] [111-003- W002] [Duration: 35s] Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Korean ceasefire - Dwight D. Eisenhower Vietnam ceasefire agreement - Need for Congressional support - Leaders' influence - Importance - Statements - Four points - Prisoners of war [POWs] - Indochinese peace–Vietnamization - POW wife - American soldiers [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 09/04/2019.] [Unintelligible] [111-003- W007] [Duration: 1m 56s] General conversation John [surname unknown] Appreciation Politics - President's appreciation - Bipartisan efforts - Kissinger - Press conference - Possible congressional resolution - Mansfield - Fulbright - Kemp - Congressional resolution - Content - Raymond K. Price, Jr. [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 09/04/2019.] [Unintelligible] [111-003- W008] [Duration: 2m 26s] [This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.] Experiment The President left at 10:49 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mansfield, Michael J. ("Mike"); Byrd, Robert C.; Stennis, John C.; McClellan, John L.; Fulbright, J. William; Jackson, Henry M. ("Scoop"); McGee, Gale W.; Scott, Hugh; Griffin, Robert P.; Thurmond, Strom; Young, Milton R.; Aiken, George D.; Tower, John G.; Goldwater, Barry M.; McFall, John J.; Ford, Gerald R.; Mahon, George H.; Morgan, Thomas E. ("Doc") (Dr.); Stratton, Samuel S.; Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.; Arends, Leslie C.; Bray, William G.; Cederberg, Elford A.; Mailliard, William S.; Devine, Samuel L.; Kemp, Jack F.; Timmons, William E.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Korologos, Thomas C.; White House photographer.