Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 532 › Conversation 532-004

Nixon, Rogers & Esembel on US-Turkey relations and Drug control

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 9:05 AM–9:09 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Esembel, Melih; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); White House photographerConversation532-004 on Tape 532 (tape position 00:21:07–00:26:37)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:05 AMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:09 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 532-004 ↗

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President Nixon met with Secretary of State William Rogers and Turkish Ambassador Melih Esembel to discuss the strengthening of U.S.-Turkish relations and ongoing cooperation regarding drug production suppression. Following a brief photo session with the press, Nixon and Rogers shifted their focus to the tragic deaths of the Soviet Soyuz 11 cosmonauts. The discussion concluded with plans to draft an official telegram of condolence to the Soviet Union regarding the mystery of the crew's demise.

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Mr. Pastor, how are you?
I'd like to see Mr. President.
Well, we want to express our willingness for your very, very good section of your government, the Prime Minister.
We just hope that this kind of cooperation will continue.
Great associate, great client, great insight.
That's what it's worth.
Well, I heard you said a good friend and a good ally.
That's brilliant.
Thank you, Ed.
I said, all right, let's do it.
We know you work hard, too, and we appreciate it.
I'm actually just reading one sentence, and now I'm just able to restrain myself.
The first thing I'm going to say to you is this.
Spoilers and organized games will no longer be able to play around in a piece of turkey.
Isn't that good?
Yes.
So what is the name of our company?
M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M.
I hope I find him out there again.
Thank you.
Thank you.
That's very special out there.
That's very special.
This is the third time in 54, 69.
Well, this might be one of the Martian editors.
Uh, yes.
You know about that Soviet?
Yeah.
Yeah, I am.
I wonder what happened to the oxygen.
Nobody seems to know.
Yeah, I made one report a couple of days ago.
One of them said I've had enough mosquito getting
You know, we don't know everything about space, too.
It's a mystery, a mystery.
I'm sorry, but you're a great man.
Whatever our political philosophies, we always admire you.
Great man.
Here we are, you.

NARA Description

On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 532-004

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: 9:05 - 9:09 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler; members of the
press, Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins and other White House photographers were present at the
beginning of the meeting.

     Greetings

     Turkish and US relations
           -Cooperation on efforts to stop drug production
           -Bob Perry's demeanor
           -Line from Turkish Prime Minister's statement
           -US Ambassador William J. Handley

     Photographs
          -Posing

Esembel, Ziegler and photographers left at 9:07 am.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     President’s schedule
           -Henry A. Kissinger

     Soviet Cosmonauts
          -Cause of death
               -Radio transmission
               -Duration of flight
          -Telegram to Soviet Union
               -Wording

The President and Rogers left at 9:09 am.

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  • 006-040 9:23 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 532-004, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/532-004 (accessed October 14, 2026).