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On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-099 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. Vietnam negotiations - Settlement agreement - South Vietnam - Possible US bilateral actions - Aid programs - Possible Congressional cut- Off - Ellsworth F. Bunker - US message to Nguyen Van Thieu - Negotiating position - Proposals - Vetting - Memorandum - Impact on final agreement - US reaction - US efforts - Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s trips, Kissinger's trips And Bunker's availability - Letters - Reception of emissary - The President's role - Reading, drafting - Final agreement - Modification - South Vietnam - Negotiating stance - US reaction - Make- Up of new Congress - Thieu's responsibility - US assistance - US response - Tone - Thieu - Blame - Possible collapse of South Vietnam - South Vietnam's ability to handle agreement - South Vietnamese control of South Vietnam - Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] - Map - Territory - Control by Government of Vietnam [GVN] - Thieu's actions -1972 election - Bargaining Position. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.