Conversation: 519-015
Prev: 519-014 Next: 519-016Start Date: 14-Jun-1971 6:10 PM
End Date: 14-Jun-1971 6:45 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Kissinger, Henry A.; Rush, [David] Kenneth; Sanchez, Manolo;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:44:25
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:11:10
NARA Description:
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, [David] Kenneth Rush, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:10 pm to 6:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 519-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 519-15
Date: June 14, 1971
Time: 6:10 pm - 6:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods
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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 20s ]
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Woods left and Henry A. Kissinger entered at 6:11 pm
President’s schedule
-Meeting with [David] Kenneth Rush
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Kissinger conversation with Ronald W. Reagan
-Briefing
Message to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Content
-Answer
-Content
-Trip arrangements Conv. No. 519-14 (cont.)
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[National Security]
[Duration: 29s ]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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Message from Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-State Department role
-Content
-Five Power Conference on nuclear matters
-Delivery to President
-Impact
-President’s Response
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Further discussion
-State Department role
-Dobrynin
-William P. Rogers’ role
-Possible outcome
-Desirability of Five Power Conference
-Chinese role
-Preparation of response
-Nature of Five Power Conference
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Rush meeting
-Rush role in negotiations
-Thanks for Rush role
-Technical issues
-Soviet presence
-Discussion with Kissinger
-Length of meeting
-Discussion of German situation Conv. No. 519-15 (cont.)
Willy Brandt meeting
-Rolf Pauls
-Rush
-Necessity
-Kissinger role
-Brandt and Egon Bahr
-Photographs
Rush entered at 6:12 pm
Greetings
Secret negotiations
-Reasons
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:12 pm
Refreshments
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:45 pm
Secret negotiations
-Reasons
-Drawbacks of publicity
-Soviet reaction
-Rush role
-Kissinger role
-Berlin role in larger mosaic
-Soviet reaction
-Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction [MBFR] possibilities
-Role of tension
-Problems of negotiators
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German-Soviet situation
-Berlin as key
-US strategy
-Role of other actors
View of President
-Handling of foreign affairs
-New York Times Conv. No. 519-15 (cont.)
US foreign relations
-Location of activity
-Soviet Union-US
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-MBFR talks
-Impact
-PRC negotiations
-Vietnam
-Public attention
-Possible negotiations
-Larger context
-Europe
-US-Soviet Union relations
-Impact on Europe
-US troop levels in Germany
-President’s decision
-US-Soviet Union relations
-European fears
-Willy Brandt role [?]
-PRC statement of support
-Romania
-Yugoslavia
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[National Security]
[Duration: 15s ]
BERLIN NEGOTIATIONS Conv. No. 519-15 (cont.)
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-Soviet strategy
-Larger context
President’s upcoming meeting with Brandt
-Brandt optimism
-Bahr
-US desire for progress
-Price
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[National Security]
[Duration: 33s ]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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-MBFR
-Brandt demeanor [?]
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-Election prospects in Germany
-Free Democratic Party [FDP] strengths
-Brandt
-Economic picture
-Productivity
-Level
-Unemployment
-Maurice Schumann [?] Conv. No. 519-15 (cont.)
-Berlin Agreement
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[National Security]
[Duration: 1m 55s ]
BERLIN NEGOTIATIONS
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-Negotiations
Rush’s qualities
Appreciation for President’s time
Rush and Kissinger left at 6:45 pm