Conversation: 513-004
Prev: 513-003 Next: 513-005Start Date: 7-Jun-1971 3:23 PM
End Date: 7-Jun-1971 4:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Peterson, Peter G.; Kissinger, Henry A.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:45:35
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:00:18
NARA Description:
On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 4:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 513-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 513-4
Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 3:23 pm - 4:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods
President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Robert H. and Carol (Crothers) Finch
-Woods
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Location
-Menu
Woods left and Peter G. Peterson and Henry A. Kissinger entered at 3:26 pm
Peterson memo
-Taiwan
-David M. Kennedy’s view
-Kissinger’s view
Okinawa reversion
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[Duration: 4s ]
FOREIGN RELATIONS
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-Senkaku Islands
-U. Alexis Johnson
-Sovereignty question
-Formal Okinawa reversion timing
-Japanese drawbacks
-William P. Rogers and [Forename unknown] Oichi
-Effect on Taiwan relations
-Textile negotiations Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-Taiwan requests
-Defense aid
-Melvin R. Laird trip
-United States’ goals
-Effect on People’s Republic of China [PRC] relations
-Effect on Japanese relations
-Textile people concern
-Roger Milliken’s view
-Wilbur D. Mills’ view
-Criticism of Administration
-Island issue
-Taiwan
-Military aid
-Textile negotiations
-Military program
-Perception by other parties
-Congressional reaction
-Announcement
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COMMUNICATIONS
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-Impact of textile question
-Specific proposals
-Announcement
-Use of Laird trip
-Military equipment trade
-Offensive, defensive question
-Congress Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-Milliken
-Postponement of action
-Reaction of Japanese
-Automobile question
-Okinawa
-Okinawa versus trade
-Automobile question
-US action
-Senkaku Island question
-Germination
-Charles [?] visit to President
-History of islands
-Post-World War II era
-Japanese concern
-History of Chinese involvement
-Timing of raising issue
-Perception by Japanese
-Perception in United States
-Automobiles
-Textile question
-Future action
-Nationalist Chinese desires
-Laird
-Military representative trip to Taiwan
-Timing
-Textiles
Kissinger’s schedule
-Upcoming meeting with Cambodian
Kissinger left at 3:48 pm
Textile issue
-Timing
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-Negotiations
-Congress
-Status
-Industry role
-Milliken
-Hong Kong
-[South] Korea
-Quotas Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-Quota bill
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Mills’ thinking
-Textile industry’s view
-Agricultural quotas
-Prospects for passage
-Labor view
-Support
-Opposition
-Industry
-Farmers
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-International
-Growing sentiment
-Effect on consumer
-Effect on Europe
-Peterson’s study
-Agriculture
-European reaction
Peterson’s bipartisan Congressional briefing, June 8
-Purpose
-Long-range concerns
-Administration strategy
-Congressional support
-Points
-President’s role in trade
-John B. Connally role
-Energy program
-Benefits
-Employment
-Exports
-Environment
-Water control
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-Research and Development
-National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] role
-NASA budget
-Cutbacks
-Results
Goals versus action
-Previous dinner meeting Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-John D. Ehrlichman
-George P. Shultz
-Long range planning
Planning proposals
-Shultz, Ehrlichman
-Roy L. Ash
-Ben W. Heineman [?]
-Domestic Council
-Committee formats
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Meeting
-Dr. Edwin H. Land’s argument
-Intelligence
-Detente
-Future relations with Soviet Union and PRC
-European role
-Arms control
-Verification
-Land’s viewpoint
-Kelly Johnson
Technological innovations
-Dr. Edward E. David, Jr.
-US technology role
-History of technology
-Peterson, Ehrlichman, Shultz directives
-Content
-Attitude toward science
-Industry view
-Robert H. Abplanalp
-Conservatism
-Colgate-Palmolive
-Need for technological innovation
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-Government encouragement
-David
-National Science Foundation [NSF]
-Land’s view
-Presidential support
-William P. Lear
-John C. Whitaker
-Department of Transportation [DOT] Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-National Science Board
-David
-Peterson/Land meeting
-Need
-Peterson, Land meeting
-Ehrlichman
-Quantity versus quality on technology
-History of scientific contact with government
-Land
-U-2 development
-K. Johnson
-Edward M. Purcell
-Need for first rate minds
-Lyndon B. Johnson Administration
-Problem of war
-Scientists
-President’s opening of the world
-PRC
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Use of technology for peaceful purposes
-Scientists
-David
-Lear
-Land
-Bureaucratic impediments
-Soviet Union
-Peterson/Ehrlichman/Shultz/David effort
-Use of money in US
-Educational programs
-Energy program
-Popular fears of nuclear reactors
-Political problems of nuclear power
-Coal, oil, natural gas concern
-Breeder reactor
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-Fusion work
-Glenn T. Seaborg effort
-Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]
-”Atoms for peace”
-Land’s success
-Reasons
-Eastman Kodak
-Medicine Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.)
-Intelligence
-Problems
-”Greatness” as technological innovation
-Land’s idea
-Ehrlichman
-Lack of great minds in Washington
-Discovery of “new worlds”
-”Great minds” and innovation
-K. Johnson
-Background
-John F. Kennedy
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Mutual understanding
-Post-Vietnam world
-Need for US ascendance
-PRC strength
-Agriculture
-Nobel Prize winner [Name unknown]
-Use of available resources
-Agricultural field
-Cooperative Extension Service
-Land grant colleges
-Sources of Invention
-Content
-Chester F. Carlson efforts
-Xerox
-Land’s efforts
-Peterson, Ehrlichman, Shultz roles
Bipartisan Congressional briefing
-Location
-Blair House
Peterson left at 4:10 pm
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