Conversation: 530-010
Prev: 530-009 Next: 530-011Start Date: 29-Jun-1971 11:30 AM
End Date: 29-Jun-1971 12:01 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Peterson, Peter G.; Bull, Stephen B.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:04:08
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:36:45
NARA Description:
On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 530-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 530-10
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 11:30 am - 12:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Peter G. Peterson.
Government leaks
-President's previous speech
-President's remarks to Cabinet
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Daniel Ellsberg case
-Motives of leakers
Japan
-State Department
-Marshall Green
-Qualities required for US Ambassador
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[National Security]
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JAPAN
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-Relations with US
-Memorandum to Peterson and William P. Rogers
-Rogers’ forthcoming speech
-Possible effect on American businessmen
-Balance of payments
-Possible US action
-Negotiating strategy
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-Balance of payments
-Peterson's forthcoming meeting with Rogers
-Balance of payments
-International Monetary Fund [IMF]
-Value of Yen
-Level of trade deficit
-Japanese statements concerning marketing
-Japanese planning estimates Conv. No. 530-10 (cont.)
-Europe
-John B. Connally
-Research and development
-Japan's ten-year plan for research and development
-Peterson's meetings with Dr. Edward E. David, Jr. and John D. Ehrlichman
-Emphasis
National economy
-Unemployment
-Jobs needed by 1980
-New technology
-Role in administration planning
-Technology
-Patents
-Recruitment of people by administration
-Quality
-Dr. Edwin H. Land
-Long-range planning
-Peterson's conversations
-Roy L. Ash
-Ben W. Heineman
-Businessmen's views
-Need for economic planning
-Peter M. Flanigan
-President’s view
-Arthur F. Burns
-Wage and price control
-Need for long-range planning
-Cost of projects
-Supersonic Transport [SST]
-Saline water
-Peterson's conversations
-Ash
-Heineman
-Lyndon B. Johnson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-Ash
-Development of planning
-Goals
-Results
Trade
-US aid to less developed countries
-Trade preference
-Latin American countries Conv. No. 530-10 (cont.)
-Rogers’ statements
-Trade deficits
-Timing of trade preference program
-State Department
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Criticism of administration plan
-Quotas
-Connally
-Japan
-Textiles, shoes
-Taiwan
-South Korea
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s meeting with Peterson
-Forthcoming foreign trip of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Comments on trip
-Trade preference program
-Mills
-David M. Kennedy
-Quotas
-Peterson's previous conversation with Anthony J. Jurich
-Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong
-Japan
-Criticism by Connally, Peterson
-Textiles
-Application of Section 204
-Possible negotiations
-Latin America
-Trade preferences
-Shoes
-Kennedy's deal with Italy
-Spain
-US negotiating position
Common market
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-European introversion
-Peterson's conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-Relationship with US
-Policy options
-Tariff negotiations
-Monetary policy
-Connally’s efforts
-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Conv.[OECD]
No. 530-10 (cont.)
-Kissinger's staff efforts
-Ecuador
Expropriation
-Peterson and Connally’s views
-US response
-Public actions
-Peru
-Occidental petroleum
-Armand hammer
-Connally
-Need for retaliation
-Chile
-Peru
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Mrs. Juan Velasco
Trade
-US trade with communist nations
-Businessmen's interest
-Soviet attitude
-Visit of Nicolai D. Komarov
-Peterson's conversation with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Kama River project
-Kissinger
-Consumer goods
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Importance
-Credit
-Zenon C.R. Hansen
-Willy Brandt dinner
-Actions
-Peterson's forthcoming conversation with Kissinger
-Linkage
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-Kama River, SALT
-Consumer goods
-Wealth of Soviet Union
White House staff
-Peterson's aide
-James R. Schlesinger
-Richard V. Allen Conv. No. 530-10 (cont.)
-Williams Trade Commission
-Peterson's conversations with Haldeman and Ehrlichman
-Allen
-Declassification project
-Peterson image
-Aide
-Qualifications
-Timing of decision
-Report to President
-Forthcoming briefing
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:30 am.
President's schedule
-Haldeman
Peterson's schedule
-Haldeman
-Alexander P. Butterfield
-Allen
Bull and Peterson left at 12:01 pm.