Conversation: 486-007
Prev:  486-006 Next: 486-008Start Date: 22-Apr-1971 3:41 PM
End Date: 22-Apr-1971 4:35 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:33:30
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:27:13
NARA Description:
On April 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:41 pm to 4:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 486-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 486-7 Date: April 22, 1971 Time: 3:41 pm - 4:35 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with William P. Rogers and H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [This recording began at an unknown time while the meeting was in progress] The People's Republic of China [PRC] -US and PRC relations -Consultation with US allies 66 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [Duration: 3m 37s ] Conv. No. 486-5 (cont.) UNITED KINGDOM AND PRC END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 17s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 ****************************************************************************** Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:41 pm Sanchez Left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm Israel 67 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 [Personal] [Duration: 18s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** Middle East -Israel -Administration's position -General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Henry A. Kissinger -John N. Mitchell -Meeting with the President, April 21, 1971 -Possibility of war -President's position -1967 Situation -Possible US reaction -Military assistance -Ceasefire -Rogers's possible initiatives -Mitchell's view -Rogers's Jewish acquaintances -Press accounts -US concerns -Military assistance -Rogers's possible conversation with Israeli leaders -Golda Meir -American Jewish Community -US policy -Balance of power -Egypt -Message to Anwar el-Sadat -Lebanon -Beirut -President’s talk with Rogers -Israel 68 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Domestic situation -Union of Soviet Socialist Republic [USSR] -Israeli policy -USSR -Possibility of war -Egypt -Concerns -Military strength Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Egypt -USSR military assistance -Defenses -Egyptian missile capacity -Surface-to-air Missiles [SAMs] -Tourism -Oil -Discovery -Israel -Assessment of Egyptian policy -Sadat -Policy regarding US -Concessions -US elections -Rogers's conversation with Yigal Allon -Unknown Israeli editor -Position -US policy -Peace agreement -Israel and Egypt -Time table -Goal -Israel -Meir -Negotiations -Goal -Israel -Suez Canal proposal -Egypt -Sadat's message to Rogers, April 22, 1971 -Clarence C. Ferguson, Jr. -Suez Canal proposal -US strategy -Suez Canal 69 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Role -Diplomacy -Negotiations -US aims -Role -Risks -Rogers's upcoming trip -Arabs Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Israel -Rogers's Trip -Goal -Israel Rogers’ schedule -London -Southeast Asia Treaty Organization [SEATO] meeting -Paris -Maurice Schumann -Ankara -Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) Meeting -South Vietnamese Foreign Minister -Pakistan -Saudi Arabia -King Faisal ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 [National Security] [Duration: 6s ] SAUDI ARABIA END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 ****************************************************************************** -King Faisal -Meeting with the President in 1960's -Waldorf Towers 70 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Relations with US -Riyadh -Description -Jordan -Amman ****************************************************************************** Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 [National Security] [Duration: 5s ] JORDAN END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 ****************************************************************************** -Lebanon -Internal Conditions ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12 [National Security] [Duration: 20s ] LEBANON AND JORDAN END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12 ****************************************************************************** -Egypt -Israel -Social Engagements 71 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Suez -Aswan -Dam -Construction -President's 1963 Visit -Egyptian relations with US -Italy -Rome Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Aldo Moro -Pope Paul VI ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 10 [National Security] [Duration: 38s ] THE VATICAN END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 10 ****************************************************************************** -Schedule Israeli and Egyptian conflict -Possible US stance regarding Israel -Negotiations -Meir -Egypt -Possible settlement -Egyptian proposals -Suez -Israeli position -Rogers's conversation with Allon -Proposals -Withdrawal from Suez -Observer force -Peace-keeping Force -Egyptian and Israeli participation 72 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Israeli tactics -Possibility of war -Military assistance -USSR -Mig's -US -Artillery -SAM’s Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Israeli objectives -Suez -Golan Heights -War -USSR -Policy -Military assistance -Egypt -SAM's -Concerns -Aswar Dem -Airplanes -Type -Objectives -Defense -Status Quo -Arabs -Negotiations -Egyptian proposals -Suez -Straits -Israeli Stance -Strategy -Possible Solution Rogers' upcoming trip to the Middle East -Memoranda for the President -Israel and Egypt -Jordan -Lebanon and Saudi Arabia -Joseph J. Sisco -Briefings for Ronald L. Ziegler -Press -Israeli Reaction 73 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Israel -Road to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem -Tanks -1945 War -Food The President's previous visit to Israel -Tel Aviv Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo -Tel Aviv Hilton -Rebozo's Activities -Food Israeli and Egyptian conflict -Yitzhak Rabin -US position -Rabin and Allon -Suez Negotiations -Israeli proposals -Meir -Unknown Israeli editor's view regarding elections -Possible Israeli elections -President's position -Need for agreement -Support for Israel in US -Polls -Public opinion -Financial backing -US elections -President's possible activities -Unknown journalist -James B. (“Scotty”) Reston -Democrat candidate -Support for Israel -Rogers's possible initiatives -UN -Security Council -Meeting -Resolution on Israel -Egypt -Israel -US position 74 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -General Assembly -Vote on Israel -Prospects -Ethiopia -Congo -Israel's position -US position Turkey Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -John B. Connally conversations with State Department officials Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:41 pm The President's schedule -Medal of Honor awards ceremony Bull left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm Medal of Honor awards -Posthumous awards -Lyndon B. Johnson -Number The President's meeting with Charles B. Rangel -Harlem -Adam Clayton Powell -Heroin -Entrance into US -Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan Turkey -President's previous conversation with Connally -Government -Heroin -Production -US position -Growth -Rogers's forthcoming trip -US aid 75 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Heroin -Problems -Turkey’s farmers -Political considerations -Drug problem in US -Rangel -US aid to Turkey -Link to production Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Rogers' forthcoming trip -US position -Impact in US -Crop -Analysis of problem -Farmers -Licensing authority -Medicine -Value to farmers -Moynihan's view -Possible purchase of crop -Codeine -Possible US strategy -Regulation -Publicity -Timing -Sensitivity -Rogers' conversation with Connally New Jersey -Congressman -William T. Cahill -Senate -Nelson G. Gross Gross -Harrison A. Williams, Jr. -Possible position with administration -Drug problem -James A. Rhodes 76 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Rhodes -Qualifications -Compared with gross -Possible position within administration ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 20s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ********************************************************************** Rhodes -Possible position within administration -Compared with Gross -Possible position -Drug problem -Special assistant -“Crusader” -Gross ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ********************************************************************** Rogers' schedule, April 23, 1971 -Press conference -Possible questions -Laos 77 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Paul N. (“Pete”) McCloskey, Jr. -Report -Optimism -Vietnam -Outlook PRC initiative -Unity in administration Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -President's Conversation with Haldeman -Haldeman's possible conversation with Agnew -Bryce N. Harlow -Agnew's remarks -National Security Council [NSC] -Trade and travel restrictions -Ping pong team -UN representation issue -US tactics -Agnew -Agnew's meeting with press -Impact on President -Media reaction -Use of Agnew as Machiavellian play -State Department -John A. Scali -Role -President's meeting with Graham B. Steenhoven -Exchange Visits -President's forthcoming trip to PRC -Scali's role -Press -Nikita S. Khrushchev -Steenhoven Steenhoven -Visit to PRC -Meeting with the President -Press conference -Employment with Chrysler -Age -Appearance 78 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) [A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.] [End of transcript] Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:41 pm Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) The President's schedule -Medal of Honor ceremony -Congressional invitees -Philip M. Crane -Harold R. Collier -Joseph E. Karth Bull left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm Rogers's forthcoming trip -Robert A. Taft, Jr's view Rogers's schedule, April 23, 1971 -Press conference -Possible question -Paris negotiations -Prospects -Vietnam -Withdrawal rate The President's schedule -Forthcoming welcome to First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 1971 Rogers's trip to Mideast -Israel -Food -Rebozo's remarks -Women -People -Age -Youth -Golan Heights -Rogers's conversation with Yitzhak Rabin 79 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Egypt -Israelis -Compared with American Jews -Rabin -Tel Aviv -Youth -Tradition Conv. No. 486-7 (cont.) The President, Rogers, and Haldeman left at 4:35 pm