Conversation: 249-016
Prev:  249-015 Next: 249-017Start Date: 15-Apr-1971 4:05 PM
End Date: 15-Apr-1971 4:32 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:10:05
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:27:54
NARA Description:
On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 249-16 Date: April 15, 1971 Time: 4:05 pm - 4:32 pm Conv. No. 249-15 (cont.) Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Henry A. Kissinger Donald H. Rumsfeld and Robert H. Finch -Trip People’s Republic of China [PRC] policy -President’s initiative -Critics -Press reaction -Time and Newsweek -Kissinger’s meeting with unknown person -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Cambodia -Finch and Rumsfeld -Invitation to Chinese doctors -Rumsfeld Preparations for press conference, April 16, 1971 -Vietnam War -Possible statement on Prisoners of War [POWs] -Cease fire -Residual force -Robert C. Byrd United States-PRC relations -Soviet statement -Kissinger’s conversation with Ronald L. Ziegler Kissinger’s call from Martin [?] -Campus atmosphere -Edmund S. Muskie -Kissinger’s Conversation with Charles H. Percy 23 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Senate Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] negotiations -USSR -Summit -Deadline Vietnam negotiations Conv. No. 249-16 (cont.) -Message to Hanoi -North Vietnamese intentions -Residual force -United States’ objectives -Withdrawal -Return of prisoners -Defense of South Vietnam -Laos -State Department Preparation for press conference -Pakistan -Middle East -Melvin R. Laird -Balance -Arms shipments -Negotiations President’s PRC initiative -Liberals -Peter Lisagor -Marshall Green -President’s role -Leadership -Kissinger’s Conversation with [Name unintelligible] -Lyndon B. Johnson -State Department -Policy directive of February 5, 1969 -Policy directive of May 15, 1969 -Relaxation of economic controls, June 26, 1969 -Other dates of announcements -Lifting of restrictions -Leadership -Elliot L. Richardson 24 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Muskie -State Department -Announcements -J. Edward Murray -Chou En-lai -Chinese -Timing Conv. No. 249-16 (cont.) Kissinger’s press interviews -[Forename unknown] Fentris [sp?] -Instructions to Kissinger -Reaction to news story on Vietnam Kissinger left at 4:31 pm