Conversation: 082-002
Prev: 082-001 Next: 082-004Start Date: 12-Nov-1971 5:03 PM
End Date: 12-Nov-1971 11:59 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); National Security Council; Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Rogers, William P.; Laird, Melvin R.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Mitchell, John N.; Irwin, John N., II; Helms, Richard M.; [Name withdrawn]; Ryan, John D. (Gen.); Spiers, Ronald I.; Smith, Gerard C.; Farley, Philip J.; Keeny, Spurgeon M., Jr.; McCloy, John J.; Allison, Royal B. (Gen.); Parsons, J. Graham; Nitze, Paul H.; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Smith, K. Wayne (Dr.); Sonnenfeldt, Helmut ("Hal"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Tucker, Gardiner L.;Recording Device: Cabinet Room
NARA Description:
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name withdrawn], Gen. John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, Gen. Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfedlt, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 082-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 82-2
Date: November 12, 1971
Time: 5:03 pm - unknown before 11:59 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird,
General George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name
withdrawn], General John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon
M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, General Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze,
Colonel Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt, Henry A.
Kissinger, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker
[General conversation/Unintelligible]
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Arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union
The President, Rogers, and Kissinger left at 6:22 pm
[To listen to the segment (1h13m53s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-564,
E-565, and E-566.]
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[General conversation/Unintelligible]
The Vice President, et al. left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm