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Conversation: 291-001

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Start Date: 12-Oct-1971 8:37 PM

End Date: 12-Oct-1971 9:07 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Kissinger, Henry A.

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:00:41

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:06:42

291a.mp3

291b.mp3

291b_i.mp3

NARA Description:

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:37 pm and 9:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 291-1

Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:37 pm and 9:07 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

     The President's forthcoming trip to People's Republic of China [PRC]
          -Kissinger’s meeting with Chou En-lai
               -Size of delegation
                      -Yugoslavia
                      -Romania
                      -Compared with first list
                      -Number
                      -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                            -Secret Service
                      -Press
                      -Communications
                      -Press


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 3s ]


     PRC


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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                     -Secret Service
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)
                                                               Conv. No. 291-1 (cont.)


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Agency Policy]
[Duration: 19s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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                     -Press
                          -Communications support

     Kissinger's schedule
          -Press briefing
                -Chicago
                -Richard J. Daley
                -Charles H. Percy
                -Administration accomplishments
                -Prey
                      -Bell and Howell
                -Peter G. Peterson

     Peterson’s schedule
          -Forthcoming foreign trip
                -Timing
                -Egypt

     US foreign relations
          -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
               -Chinese
               -French
               -Soviets

Kissinger left at an unknown time before 9:07 pm.
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)