Conversation No. 502-6

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 8:38 am - 9:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

     President’s telephone call to George W. Ball
          -Kissinger’s call to Ball

     President's letter to Dean G. Acheson
          -Substance of letter

     Kissinger's call to Ball and John J. McCloy
          -Drafting of letters
                -Lauris Norstad

     Administration's position a week ago

     President's telephone call to Ball
          -Ball's views
                 -Kissinger
                 -Senate
                 -White House relations with State Department
                 -State Department

     State Department
           -Clark MacGregor
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     -William P. Rogers
     -John N. Irwin, II
     -U. Alexis Johnson
     -Relations with White House
     -Kissinger's relationship with State Department officials
     -MacGregor
     -Kissinger’s meeting with State Department officials
     -State Department                                           Conv. No. 502-6 (cont.)
           -Position on negotiations

Congressional affairs
    -Kissinger's conversations with Charles McC. Mathias
          -Mathias’ views on his amendment
          -Hubert H. Humphrey
          -Jacob K. Javits
          -Co-sponsors
          -Kissinger's view of Mathias amendment
    -Humphrey's vote
    -Edmund S. Muskie's vote
    -Final votes
    -Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy's vote
    -President's successes
          -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] agreement
          -Backing of "establishment"
                -Ball
                -Cyrus R. Vance
                -Acheson
                -McCloy
                -McGeorge Bundy
    -Rogers' strategy for dealing with Congress
          -Implications for the White House
                -MacGregor
                -Rogers
                -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield

President's upcoming meetings
     -President's remarks
            -Kissinger's instructions on secrecy
                 -Cabinet
                 -Leaks
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SALT agreement announcement, May 20, 1971
    -Cabinet meeting
    -Meeting of legislative leaders
    -President's announcement remarks
          -Soviet position on offensive and defensive weapons
          -US position on offensive and defensive weapons
          -Soviets public position and statements
          -President's SALT initiative                        Conv. No. 502-6 (cont.)
          -Involvement of Moscow and Washington
          -Television
                -Playback in Moscow
          -Language
                -Agreement, understanding
                      -Grammar
          -Negotiations
          -Treaty
          -US and Soviet Union relations
                -Future
                -Goals
                -Prospects for other negotiations
          -Next round of negotiations
          -Rewording of remarks
          -Future US and Soviet Union relations
    -Notification of Kissinger's staff
          -Staff reaction
    -Reaction of White House staff
          -Price
          -William L. Safire
    -Reaction of Kissinger's staff to SALT announcement agreement

Congressional affairs
    -President's call to Senator John C. Stennis
          -Stennis
                -Leadership
    -Kissinger's conversation with Javits
          -Stennis’ position on Mathias amendment
                -Kissinger's call to Stennis
                       -Stennis’ views

SALT agreement announcement, May 20, 1971
    -President's announcement remarks
          -Exact wording
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                      -Level of negotiations
                      -Extent of efforts
                      -Expression of commitment
                      Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
           -Reaction of Kissinger’s staff

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:38 am.
                                                                      Conv. No. 502-6 (cont.)
     Cabinet meeting
          -President’s invitation to Rose Mary Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:02 am.

An unknown woman [Marjorie P. Acker?] entered at an unknown time after 8:38 am.

     Woods
         -Location

The unknown woman [Acker?] left at an unknown time before 9:02 am.

     Melvin R. Laird

     Elliot L. Richardson

The President and Kissinger left at 9:02 am.