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Conversation: 590-006

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Start Date: 13-Oct-1971 12:16 PM

End Date: 13-Oct-1971 12:31 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Buchanan, John H., Jr.Crane, Philip M.Jonas, Charles R.Scherle, William J.Spence, Floyd D.Flood, Daniel J.Ryan, John J.Sikes, Robert L. F.Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.Zablocki, Clement J.Timmons, William E.Cook, Richard K.Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Ziegler, Ronald L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:25:39

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:41:13

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NARA Description:

On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., Philip M. Crane, Charles R. Jonas, William J. Scherle, Floyd D. Spence, Daniel J. Flood, John J. Ryan, Robert L. F. Sikes, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Clement J. Zablocki, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 590-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 590-6

Date: October 13, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm - 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John Buchanan, Philip M. Crane, Charles R. Jonas, William J. Scherle,
Floyd D. Spence, Daniel J. Flood, John J. Rooney, Robert L. F. Sikes, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr.,
Clement J. Zablocki, William E. Timmons, Richard Cook, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     Salutations

     Composition of group

     Presentation of the "Save Taiwan, Republic of China, United Nations [UN] Seat" petition
          -Support in Congress

     US foreign policy
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                         Tape Subject Log
                                           (rev. 10/10)
                                                                   Conv. No. 590-6 (cont.)


           -UN
                -Taiwan
           -Jonas
                -George H. W. Bush
                -William P. Rogers
                -Importance of petition

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 12:21 pm.

           -Taiwan
                -UN
                      -US financial contributions
                      -Bush
                      -Rogers
                      -Rooney
                      -US financial contributions
                      -Bush
                      -Congressional Record

     Memento giving
        -Donald McI. Kendall

     US foreign relations
          -UN
               -Taiwan
                      -Bush
               -Rooney's opinion

     Farewells
          -Jonas

Buchanan, et al. left at 12:27 pm.

     News stories
         -Supreme Court appointments
         -The President's action in reading announcement
               -US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] Summit
         -Television networks
               -Moscow
               -Phase II
         -Newspapers
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/10)
                                                                       Conv. No. 590-6 (cont.)


                 -US-USSR Summit
                 -Labor
           -UN
                -Funds cut off
                      -Rooney
                -Petition from the House of Representatives on demanding the preservation of
                     Taiwan's seat in the UN
                -American appropriation for UN
                      -The Administration’s position
           -Baseball game

Ziegler left at 12:31 pm.