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Start Date: 20-May-1971 9:49 AM

End Date: 20-May-1971 10:03 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Rogers, William P.Kissinger, Henry A.Ziegler, Ronald L.Bull, Stephen B.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:41:09

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:54:44

502a.mp3

502b.mp3

NARA Description:

On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:49 am to 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 502-7

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 9:49 am - 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William P. Rogers; the conversation was in progress when the recording
began.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 10s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1                                               Conv. No. 502-7 (cont.)

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 4m 53s ]


     MIDEAST


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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Rogers left and Henry A. Kissinger and Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 9:54 am.

     President's schedule

     Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] agreement announcement
           -President's statement at 12:00 noon
           -Foreign policy
           -Possibility of leaks

Ziegler left at 9:55 am.

           -Rogers
           -President's meeting with Congressional leaders
           -Treaties
                 -Unknown person's position
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                                       Tape Subject Log
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           -Soviet position on offensive weapons
                 -Public statements
           -Kissinger's advice
           -Antiballistic Missile [ABM]
           -President's talking points with Congressional leaders
           -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                 -Soviet Party Congress
                 -Kissinger's advice                                    Conv. No. 502-7 (cont.)
                 -US strategy in dealing with Soviets
           -Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle [MIRV]
                 -Effect on negotiations
                 -Future possibilities
                 -Gerard C. Smith
           -US August 4 proposal
           -President's talking points with Congressional leaders
                 -MIRV
                 -Treaties
                 -Negotiations
           -George P. Shultz's meeting with Kissinger
                 -Shultz's views on the President and SALT negotiations
           -Donald H. Rumsfeld
           -President's talking points with Congressional leaders
                 -Objectives
                 -Negotiations
                 -Effect on Europeans
           -Rogers
           -Smith

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:55 am.

           -Rose Mary Woods’ location
           -Melvin R. Laird
           -Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
           -Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.

Kissinger left at 10:03 am.
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. 9/08)