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On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-075 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See also Conversation No. 334-7A] Press conference - Announcement - Questions - Henry A. Kissinger's meeting in Moscow - Secrecy - Press reaction - Press reaction Vietnam - Troop levels - The President's decision - Meetings with senior advisors - Kissinger's trip - The President's decision - The President's speech - Contents Congressional Dinner - Press - Ziegler's briefing - National Security Council [NSC]. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.