President Nixon and members of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia Boxes 2 and 3 of the POW/MIA series contain an array of materials including letters, memoranda, telegrams, memoranda of conversations, and related documentation created or received primarily by President Richard Nixon, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and his staff, particularly regarding the release of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Vietnam War.
A finding aid
A selection of documents from the POW/MIA series are available online:
Kissinger Draft Response for President Nixon
Kissinger Draft Response; 3-D PRISONERS OF WAR (ALL); Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
Kissinger to National League of Families of American POW/MIA Chairman Mrs. Stephen Hanson
Letter; Henry Kissinger to Mrs. Stephen Hanson; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. IV JAN. - JUNE 1972; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
POW Treatment Memorandum
Memorandum; To President Richard Nixon re POW debriefing information; 17 Nov. 1972; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. V JULY - DEC. 1972; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
POW Returnee Statements
POW Statements; 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
POW File Record Summary 1963-73
File Record Summary on POW's; 1963-73; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
President Nixon's Speech at POW event
Speech; President Richard Nixon to POW's; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
New York Times on POW Protocol
News article; New York Times on POW protocol; 25 Jan. 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [2 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
President Nixon's Statement on the Release of POW's
President Richard Nixon's statement on the release of POW's; 9 Feb. 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [2 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
Sullivan To Kissinger on Saigon Trip
Memorandum; Sullivan to Henry Kissinger; Feb. 1973; BACKCHANNEL MESSAGES - 1973 - VOL. I - [PART 2] FROM - AMB. BUNKER - SAIGON THROUGH APR. 1973; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
Conversation between Kissinger and President Lon Nol
Conversation; Henry Kissinger and President Lon Nol; 22 Oct. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
Conversation between Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu
Conversation; Henry Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu; 17 Aug. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
Conversation between Kissinger and South Vietnamese leaders
Conversation; Huynh Phu Duc, Henry Kissinger, Hoang Duc Nha, President Nguyen Van Thieu; 18 Aug. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
President Nguyen Van Thieu's Speech on the Republic of Vietnam's Future
Speech; President Nguyen Van Thieu; VIETNAM OCT. - DEC. 1972; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files
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