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On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 10:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-004 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman. The President's schedule - Executive Office Building [EOB] - Meetings with Adm. Thomas H. Moorer and David Packard - Defense personnel - Melvin R. Laird - Packard's possible resignation - December 10, 1971 - Report of the President's Commission on Federal Statistics - W. Allen Wallis - Ceremony on Farm Credit Act - The President's view - Possible postponement - Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO] appointments - Swearings- In - Philip V. Sanchez - Romana A. Banuelos - California - John B. Connally - Willy Brandt - Eisaku Sato meeting - Supreme Court - Press story - Appointments - OEO - Appointments - Mexican- Americans - Wallis - Packard - Defense personnel - Henry A. Kissinger - Forthcoming talks with the President - Banuelos - Appointment - Connally Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 9:33 am. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] - Ziegler's previous conversation with CBS executives - Television special - New York - Julie Nixon Eisenhower Christmas special - Possible one- On- One interview - Potential problems - William Small - Unwillingness by CBS - Concerns - American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] - Julie Eisenhower Christmas special - One- On- One interview - National Broadcasting Company [NBC] - Stance on interview - One- On- One interview - Timing - The President's forthcoming trip to the Peoples Republic of China [PRC] - Importance of interview - Ziegler's previous conversation with CBS - Dan Rather - Walter L. Cronkite, Jr. - Commitment to Rather - New York - Concern from CBS - Julie Eisenhower Christmas special - Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding coverage - Seeking balance - Potential problem with the networks - NBC - ABC - One- On- One interview - To be done in alphabetical order - Timing - President's availability - President's trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - PRC - CBS - Small - Particular type of interview - Commitment NBC -"A Day in the Life of the President" - Ziegler's previous telephone conversation with Small The President's telephone call to Ruth H. Bunche - Timing - Purpose of call Ziegler left and Kissinger entered at 9:47 am. Kissinger's visit to the Brazilian Embassy - Talk with Foreign Minister - Support - Organization of American States [OAS] and Cuba - Maintain public support - Possible change in US policy - Fidel Castro - USSR - Emilio Garrastazu Medici - Issue to be discussed by the President - Castro India- Pakistan situation - USSR - Letter to the President - Old proposal - Possible ceasefire - Negotiations between Pakistan and Awami League - US response - Pakistan - West compared to the East - Islamabad - Forms of negotiation - Specific goals - Hard line - Jordanians - Planes - Forthcoming meeting - Anatoliy F. Dobrynin - Message for the President - Meeting with Agricultural Minister - Topic for discussion - Rowland Evans - Backgrounder - Foreign policy article - Opinion - USSR Agricultural Minister - Message from Leonid I. Brezhnev - Meeting with the President The President's schedule - Meetings - Moorer - Packard - Kissinger - Laird - Department of Defense [DOD] personnel - Robert C. Seamans, Jr. - Robert F. Froehlke - Packard - Personnel issue - Possible resignation - The President's involvement - Laird's schedule - Location - India- Pakistan situation - Richard M. Helms - Packard - Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] World situation - Crises - Cambodia - Laos - Cienfuegos - Middle East - India- Pakistan - Numbers - New York Times - Evans - Previous conversation with Kissinger - President's instructions - Kissinger's call to the State Department - Diplomats - Articles - Wire - Forthcoming meeting - USSR - United Nations [UN] vote - George H.W. Bush - Press conference on UN vote - Kissinger's backgrounder - Washington Post - Front page article - Stance on India - New York Times - Broadcast media [?] - UN vote - Bush - Difficulty - India - General Assembly - Importance of vote - Press coverage - South Africa comparison Haldeman and Kissinger left at 10:04 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.