On November 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, [David] Kenneth Rush, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Jr., Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., Gen. Horace M. Wade, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 11:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 817-005 of the White House Tapes. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Laird, Melvin R.; Rush, [David] Kenneth; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr. (Adm.); Cushman, Robert E., Jr. (Gen.); Abrams, Creighton W., Jr. (Gen.); Wade, Horace M. (Gen.); Kissinger, Henry A.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House photographer.
- Parte de White House Tapes: Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations of the Nixon Administration, Oval Office Sound Recordings