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On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-008 of the White House Tapes.
Topics include: The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Kissinger's visit to New York - Theater - Meeting with Egyptians - Hafiz Ismail Press relations - James B. ("Scooty) Reston's article - Favorable tone - New York Times article on prisoners of war [POWs] - President's reaction - POW's reply - Seymour M. Hersh - President's opinion - Communist - POW's response - Reston - William R. Hearst, Jr. - Opinions - Support for the President - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Harry S. Truman Laos Air Strikes - Effectiveness - Further strikes - Gen. Vang Pao - Size Cambodia - Air Strike - Size - Press relations - Network reactions - Laos - Cease- Fire Kissinger's meeting with the French ambassador - George J.R. Pompidou - Ambassador's reaction Kissinger's meeting for next day - State Department - Israel - Hard line policy - Egypt - Position - Peace treaty - Cease- Fire - Palestinians - Israel - Airplane incident - Handling - Melvin R. Laird - Yitzhak Rabin - Golda Meir - Election - Politics - US initiatives Kissinger's visit to the theater - Noel Coward Kissinger's dinner - La Cote Basque - Unknown woman.
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator.
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Tape 162, Conversation 008 (162-008)
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Tape 162, Conversation 008 (162-008)
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On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-008 of the White House Tapes.
Topics include: The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Kissinger's visit to New York - Theater - Meeting with Egyptians - Hafiz Ismail Press relations - James B. ("Scooty) Reston's article - Favorable tone - New York Times article on prisoners of war [POWs] - President's reaction - POW's reply - Seymour M. Hersh - President's opinion - Communist - POW's response - Reston - William R. Hearst, Jr. - Opinions - Support for the President - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Harry S. Truman Laos Air Strikes - Effectiveness - Further strikes - Gen. Vang Pao - Size Cambodia - Air Strike - Size - Press relations - Network reactions - Laos - Cease- Fire Kissinger's meeting with the French ambassador - George J.R. Pompidou - Ambassador's reaction Kissinger's meeting for next day - State Department - Israel - Hard line policy - Egypt - Position - Peace treaty - Cease- Fire - Palestinians - Israel - Airplane incident - Handling - Melvin R. Laird - Yitzhak Rabin - Golda Meir - Election - Politics - US initiatives Kissinger's visit to the theater - Noel Coward Kissinger's dinner - La Cote Basque - Unknown woman.
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator.
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White House Tapes: Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations of the Nixon Administration
Camp David Study Table Telephone Recordings
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