Conversation: 623-024
Prev: 623-023 Next: 623-025Start Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1971 9:57 PM
End Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1971 11:07 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Mitchell, John N.; Inge, Sally; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Shultz, George P.; Connally, John B.; Brocklin, Norman VanRecording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:15:42
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 06:23:20
NARA Description:
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, John N. Mitchell, Sally Inge, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, and Norman Van Brocklin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:57 pm to 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 623-24
Date: November 23, 1971
Time: 4:57 pm - 6:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger and John N. Mitchell.
Mitchell's schedule
William L. Waller
-James O. Eastland's comments regarding gubernatorial primary run-off
-Opponent, Charles L. Sullivan
William H. Rehnquist
The President's schedule
-Mitchell
Mitchell left at 4:59 pm.
Kissinger's schedule
-People's Republic of China [PRC] officials
The President talked with an unknown person [Sally Inge?] at an unknown time between 4:59
pm and 5:15 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24A]
The President's meeting with Kissinger
Unknown person's forthcoming conversation with Ronald L. Ziegler
-Handling of press briefing
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
-Return call to someone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
Kissinger's schedule
-PRC
India-Pakistan
-Kissinger’s previous meeting with George R.S. Baring, Earl of Cromer
-Rhodesia
-India
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-Refugees
-Humanitarian relief
-Political settlement
-United Nations [UN]
-Great Britain
-State Department
-US policy
-PRC
-Soviet Union-India
-William P. Rogers’s view
-United Nations
-Possible US policy
-The President's schedule
-Rogers and Kissinger
-California
International monetary situation
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
-John B. Connally's views
-Kissinger's previous conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-George P. Shultz
The President's schedule
-Announcement of visit by Georges J.R. Pompidou
-Rogers
-Haldeman
-Forthcoming call from Kissinger
-Francis W. Sargent and Waller
-Joseph J. Sisco
Kissinger's schedule
-PRC official
-Rogers's knowledge
The President's schedule
-Rogers
-Forthcoming call from Kissinger
India-Pakistan
-Kissinger's forthcoming conversation with PRC official
-The President's previous conversation with Sadruddin Aga Khan
-Possible UN resolution
-Kissinger’s conversation with Chou En-lai
-US economic aid
-US policy
-US economic aid
-The President's previous conversations with Indira Gandhi
-Rogers's conversation with Gandhi
-Kissinger’s conversation with Indian ambassador
Kissinger's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with PRC official
-Vietnam
-Pham Van Dong’s visit to PRC
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
India-Pakistan
-US policy
-PRC
-India
-State Department's views
-Forthcoming Washington special Action Group [WSAG] meeting
-The President's previous conversations with Gandhi
-PRC’s views
-US policy
-PRC possible views
-State Department's views
-Rogers's views
-Military assistance
Foreign visits and visitors
-The President's schedule
-The President's conversation with Haldeman
-Latin America
-France
-Germany
-Forthcoming US-Soviet Union Summit
-Japan
-Australia
-Eisaku Sato
-San Clemente
-Kissinger's schedule
-Possible travel
-PRC
-Pham Van Dong's visit
PRC
-Policy
-The President’s view
-Soviet Union
-The President's forthcoming visits to the Soviet Union and the PRC
-Chou’s statements
-Kissinger’s responses
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
The President's schedule
-Previous meetings with Sargent and Waller
-Kissinger’s forthcoming conversation with Rogers
-Proposed Latin American trip
-The President’s view
-Salvador Allende Gossens
-Juan Velasco Alvarado
-Jose Figueres Ferrer
-Rogers's schedule
-Foreign ministers
-The President's schedule
-Kissinger’s view
-Proposed speech by the President
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Rogers and Kissinger
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 5:15 pm.
Henry A. Grunwald's letter to the President
-Time magazine
-"Man of the Year" award
The President's schedule
-Rogers
-Kissinger's forthcoming call
Kissinger left at an unknown time before 5:33 pm.
-Foreign visits and visitors
-Kissinger’s view
-Proposed trip to Asia
-Proposed visit from Sato
-San Clemente, California
-Proposed Latin America trip
-Rogers's views
-Forthcoming meeting with Rogers
-Possible Latin American trip
-Rogers
-The Vice President
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
Rogers's schedule
-Foreign visit
-Proposed travel with other Cabinet members
-George W. Romney and John A. Volpe
-Robert H. Finch's schedule
-Haldeman
-The President
The President's schedule
-Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
-Forthcoming call from Haldeman
-Time magazine interview
-Hedley W. Donovan, Hugh S. Sidey and Grunwald
-Publication
Time magazine
-"Man of the Year" award
-Effect
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-John F. Kennedy
Public relations
-The President's previous visit to Washington Redskins practice session
-The President's previous conversation with Ziegler
-Ziegler's briefings
-The President’s view
-The President's previous conversation with Sally Inge
-Richard A. Moore
-Unknown black reporter from Washington Star
-Relationship with Ziegler
-Interview with the President
-Descriptive details from visit
-George E. Allen
The President's schedule
-The President's conversation with Ziegler
-The President’s forthcoming travel
-Notice to press
-Potential schedule changes
-Florida
-California
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
-Senate's schedule
-Football game
Time
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:15 pm.
Ziegler's schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:33 pm.
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and
5:33 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24B]
[See Conversation No. 15-117]
[End of telephone conversation]
Wire story
-Disloyalty
Norman Van Brocklin
-The President’s view
-Philadelphia Eagles
-National Football League [NFL] Hall of Fame
Ziegler entered at 5:33 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming trip to California
-Notice to press
-Senate's schedule
-Carroll Kilpatrick and Mary O'Dobbins
-Previous conversation with Ziegler
-Compared to Johnson Administration
-John F. Kennedy
-Timing
-Press's families
-Possible time for return
-Compared to Johnson Administration
-Ziegler’s view
-Forthcoming meeting with Shultz
Peter G. Petersons' schedule
-Foreign travel
-The President’s view
The President's schedule
-Previous visit to Redskins practice session
-Black reporter from Washington Star
-Previous meeting with Ziegler
-Possible story
-[Unintelligible name]
-Possible interview with the President
-Sports Illustrated
Shultz
Peterson
Ziegler left at 5:37 pm.
The President's schedule
-Foreign visits and visitors
-Kissinger's view
-Possible trip to Latin America
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Budget
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
Camp David
-Renovation of Laurel Cabin
-Architect
Shultz entered at 5:38 pm.
-Completion date
-Facilities
-Old Cabinet table
Foreign travel
-Peter G. Peterson's schedule
Haldeman left at 5:42 pm.
-White House staff
-Cabinet
-The President's conversation with Connally
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Kissinger
-Shultz
-Arthur F. Burns
-Peterson
-Peterson
-The President's conversation with Kissinger
-The President’s view
-Shultz’s view
Council of Economic Advisors [CEA]
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meetings
-Shultz, Connally and Ehrlichman
-Budget
-Shultz, Kissinger, Connally and Burns
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and
5:44 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24C]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
[See Conversation No. 15-118]
[End of telephone conversation]
CEA
-Shultz's conversations
-Connally and Ehrlichman
-Milton Friedman
-Possible role in administration
-Friedman's view
The President talked with Connally between 5:44 pm and 5:47 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24D]
[See Conversation No. 15-119]
[End of telephone conversation]
Connally's schedule
-Burns
-Money supply
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Burns
-Shultz and Kissinger
-Connally
International monetary situation
-Shultz's previous meeting with Connally and Kissinger
-The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Pompidou
-Forthcoming Group of Ten meeting
-Paul A. Volcker
-Burns
-Import Surcharge
-Connally
-Trade negotiations
-Agriculture
-Price of gold
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
-France
CEA
-Herbert Stein
-Shultz’s views
-Connally's views
-Friedman's views
-Jews
-Kissinger, Stein, and Burns
-Stein
-Schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Shultz
-Views of Paul W. McCracken
-Connally's views
-Role
-Burns
-Money supply
-Price theory
National economy
-The President's program
-Wage and price controls
-Friedman's views
CEA
-Shultz's forthcoming conversation with Stein
-Shultz's conversation with Connally
-Stein
-Jews
Stein
-Forthcoming call from Shultz
-The President's schedule
-Timing of announcement
-Leaks
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:47 pm and
5:58 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24E]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
[See Conversation No. 15-120]
[End of telephone conversation]
Stein
-Leaks
-Health
The President talked with Connally between 5:58 pm and 5:59 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24F]
[See Conversation No. 15-121]
[End of telephone conversation]
Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:59 pm.
The President's schedule
-Stein
Bull left at an unknown time before 6:02 pm.
CEA
-McCracken's resignation
-Stein's knowledge
The President's schedule
-Stein
-Shultz
-Schedule
Shultz’s forthcoming travel
-Ride with the President
-Andrews Air Force Base
-Farm
-Golf
-Williamstown, Massachusetts
-Williams College
Massachusetts
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)
-The President’s view
-Kennedys
-Leverett Saltonstall and Henry Cabot Lodge
-Sargent
-Political alignment
George Meany
-I[lworth] W[ilbur] Abel
-Conversation with Labor Department General Counsel
-Pay Board
Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:59 pm.
Stein's location
-Secretary
The President's schedule
-Stein
-Connally
Bull left at 6:02 pm.
The President talked with Van Brocklin between 6:02 pm and 6:05 pm.
[Conversation No. 623-24G]
[See Conversation No. 15-122]
[End of telephone conversation]
Stein's schedule
-Speech in Wilmington, Delaware
-The President
-CEA
CEA
-Stein
-Timing of Ziegler's announcement
Shultz left at 6:07 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 623-24 (cont.)