Conversation: 460-027
Prev: 460-026 Next: 460-028Start Date: 26-Feb-1971 5:47 PM
End Date: 26-Feb-1971 6:08 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:17:44
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:37:40
NARA Description:
On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:47 pm to 6:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 460-27
Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 5:47 pm - 6:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger
United States’ foreign policy
-Berlin negotiations
-Kissinger’s forthcoming meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Cable from [David] Kenneth Rush
-Chile
-Port visit by USS Enterprise
-Salvador Allende Gossens
-Statement
-William P. Rogers’ view
-Possible cancellation
-Melvin R. Laird
-President’s view
-Delay
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 1m 34s ]
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Vietnam
-Bombing authorization
-Laird
-Possible delay
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
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-President’s reasoning
-Telegraphnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskovo Soyuza [TASS] statement
-Kissinger
-Aleksei N. Kosygin
-Cambodia
-President’s view
-Role of domestic situation
-W[illiam] Stuart Symington and George D.Conv.
AikenNo. 460-27 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 5m 56s ]
MIDDLE EAST
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Kissinger’s meeting with Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
-Berlin negotiations
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Meeting with Rogers
-Possible public statement
-The President
-Arms control
-Gerard C. Smith
-Possible public statement
Media
-State of the World message
-Media coverage
-Time
-John F. Kennedy
-Robert S. McNamara
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Kissinger’s meeting with European press
-Henry Brandon
-Washington Post
-Max Frankel
-Coverage
-Amount of coverage
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Admiral Thomas H. Moorer’s press conference Conv. No. 460-27 (cont.)
-Press
-General John W. Vogt, Jr.
-Harry Reasoner
-Laos (Lam Son)
-Kissinger’s previous conversation with James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
-Marvin L. Kalb show
-Kissinger’s appearance
-Laos (Lam Son)
-Haldeman
-Herbert G. Klein
-Responses
-Kissinger’s previous conversation with Reston
-Laos (Lam Son)
-Reston’s views
-Administration’s public relations efforts
-American public
-Kissinger’s response
-Souvanna Phouma
-North Vietnam
-Occupation
-View of press
-End of war
-President’s position
-Army of the Republic of Vietnam [ARVN]
-Problems
-Ability
-Leadership
Media
-Reston
-Kissinger’s efforts
-Laird
-Ehrlichman
-Congressional briefings
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Editorials
-Kissinger’s role in Middle East
-SALT
-State of the World
Kissinger left at 6:08 pm
Conv. No. 460-27 (cont.)