On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-086 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Vietnam - US stance on negotiations - Patrick J. Buchanan memorandum - William P. Rogers comment - Question to Ronald L. Ziegler at briefing - Los Angeles Times coverage - Kissinger comments at briefing - Kissinger renouncement of reported official comment - Nguyen Van Thieu position - North Vietnam response - US stance on terms - Thieu offer of resignation - Administration handling - The President's speech of January 25, 1972. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- Part of White House Tapes: Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations of the Nixon Administration, White House Telephone Recordings