The National Security Archive at George Washington University has developed a fine reputation for its electronic briefing books and other publications, many of which have arisen from requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Released in late May 2004, this 123rd electronic briefing book in the ongoing series includes ten telcons (transcripts of telephone conversations) from the files of Henry Kissinger's collection at the Library of Congress. The subjects covered in these intriguing documents include talks on how to spin the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, the bombing of Cambodia ordered by President Nixon, and conversations with Alexander Haig. Some of the other telcons released as part of the electronic briefing book include conversations with Motion Picture Association president Jack Valenti and Chase Manhattan Bank chairman David Rockefeller. The final document of note here is a helpful finding aid to the Kissinger telcons, created by the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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