Conversation: 460-025
Prev:  460-024 Next: 460-026Start Date: 26-Feb-1971 5:15 PM
End Date: 26-Feb-1971 5:45 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:44:56
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:17:27
NARA Description:
On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 460-25 Date: February 26, 1971 Time: 5:15 pm - 5:45 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with William P. Rogers Conv. No. 460-23 (cont.) Greetings Vietnam -Charles W. Yost -Yost’s conversation with U Thant -South Vietnamese Ambassador to United Nations -Meeting with Thant -Laos -Military situation -Thant’s comments -US response -Rogers -George H. W. Bush -Possible publicity -Thant -Instructions for Yost ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [Duration: 16m 59s ] MIDDLE EAST END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** 32 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) People’s Republic of China -Rogers’ speech -Kissinger -US position -Bush -Timing -Korean elections -Vietnam references Conv. No. 460-25 (cont.) -Soviet Union Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Possible speech by the President -Negotiations -President’s view -Soviet Union -Future negotiations on other issues -Antiballistic missiles -Timing -Negotiations -Rogers’ view -General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Need for progress -Public relations -Administration efforts -Public relations -Defense Department -The President -Woody Hayes -Vincent T. (“Vince”) Lombardi -Theodore S. (“Ted”) Williams -Press -Admiral Thomas H. Moorer -Conversation with the President -Department of State policy -Need to develop United States’ strategy The President’s schedule -Camp David -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon -New York 33 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Appointments -Paul W. Thompson -Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] -George W. Romney -Housing integration -Blacks -Jews -Public housing Conv. No. 460-25 (cont.) -John D. Ehrlichman -Public housing -Suburbs -Washington state problems -Economics Rogers C. B. Morton John B. Connally -Camp David Rogers left at 5:45 pm