Conversation: 068-007
Prev: 068-006 Next: 068-008Start Date: 10-Aug-1971 9:14 AM
End Date: 10-Aug-1971 11:54 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Laird, Melvin R.; Packard, David; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Ryan, John D. (Gen.); Westmoreland, William (Gen.); Chapman, Leonard F. (Gen.); Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr. (Adm.); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House photographer;Recording Device: Cabinet Room
NARA Description:
On August 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and staffers, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Melvin R. Laird, David Packard, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gen. John D. Ryan, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 068-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 68-7
Date: August 10, 1971
Time: Unknown after 9:14 am until 11:54 am
Location: Cabinet Room
Unknown people met
Preparation of room for Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] meeting
-Seating arrangements
Unknown men entered at an unknown time after 9:14 am
-President, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
-Newspaper report
Forthcoming meeting
-Seating arrangements
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and an unknown man entered at an unknown time after 9:14 am
-President, JCS, Agnew
-Haig
-Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Agnew, JCS
-Agenda
-Seating arrangements
Members of the JCS entered at an unknown time after 9:14 am
Seating arrangements
-President, Agnew, Melvin R. Laird, David Packard, Moorer, Henry A. Kissinger
Agnew entered at an unknown time after 9:14 am
Greetings
Order of presentation
-Army, Air Force, Navy
-Marine Corps
-General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.
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Kissinger
Football
The President met with Agnew, Laird, Packard, Moorer, General John D. Ryan, General William
C. Westmoreland, Chapman, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Kissinger, and Haig; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting
National defense
-Political conservatives
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 11s ]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[To listen to the segment (1h27m) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-544, E-
545, and E-546.]
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-Budget
-John B. Connally, George P. Shultz
-Briefing
-Laird
-President, Vice President
-William P. Rogers
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Defense
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[To listen to the segment (12m50s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-546.]
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-Presentation
-Budget
-Public reaction to taxes
-Personnel
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Defense
[To listen to the segment (2m57s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-546.]
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[General conversation/Unintelligible]
Presentation of gifts by President
[General conversation/Unintelligible]
The President, et al. left at 11:54 am
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