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Conversation: 944-005

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Start Date: 18-Jun-1973 5:49 PM

End Date: 18-Jun-1973 6:14 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Love, John A.Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Kissinger, Henry A.[Unknown person(s)]

Recording Device: Oval Office

944-005.mp3

NARA Description:

On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Love, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:49 pm to 6:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 944-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 944-5

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: 5:49 pm - 6:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John A. Love and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     Love’s conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
          -President’s previous meeting with Leonid I. Brezhnev 

                -President’s confidence with negotiations     

                -Time consuming negotiations        


     Watergate      

          -President’s appearance         


     Energy
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                      Tape Subject Log 

                                      (rev. August-2011)

                                                                   Conversation No. 944-5 (cont’d)

           -President’s offer to Love 

                 -Clarification       

                       -President’s view of Energy crisis      

           -Popular perception         

                 -Crisis       

           -President’s view        

           -Cabinet officers       

                 -Agency rivalries       

                       -Interior Department      

                       -Treasury Department        

                       -White House        


Henry A. Kissinger entered at an unknown time after 5:49 pm.

     President’s forthcoming toast at State Dinner 

           -Edits to toast    


Kissinger left at an unknown time before 6:01 pm.

     Energy      

          -Administrative handling        

                -Rank of head of program

                       -Kissinger, Melvin R. Laird, Haig      

                       -White House posting           

                       -Accountability to the President     

                -Access to President
                       -Rogers C. B. Morton, George P. Shultz, William E. Simon, Dixy Lee
                        Ray
                -Advisors
                       -John B. Connally
                             -Meeting with Soviet representatives
                       -Range of expertise        

                             -Oil power      

                             -Coal power        

                             -Atomic power          

          -Range of activities      

          -Difficulties      

                                           -13-


                 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                     Tape Subject Log 

                                     (rev. August-2011)

                                                           Conversation No. 944-5 (cont’d)

                -Congressional liaison      

                      -ESSO Corporation        

          Energy policy planning          

                -Foreign policy
                      -Middle East
                      -Soviet gas deal
                -Alaska pipeline
                -Environmentalism
                      -Energy vs. the environment
                      -Colorado, New York
                      -Power supply for US
          -Effect of possible allocation
                -Dependence on foreign energy
                -Importance of energy matters
                      -World power
          -Research and development [R&D]
                -Focus
          -Hydrogen power
                -Love’s conversation with Dr. Edward Teller
                      -Water production
          -Influence of big business
                -Oil producers
                      -Connally
                -Power companies
                      -Continental Edison
                      -Southern California Edison
          -Regional creation of power 

                -Midwest        

                -Mountain states        

          -Supreme Court decision on environment
          -Love
                -Record on environment
                      -Perception of love
                -Conference on human environment in Stockholm
                      -Developed compared to undeveloped nations

An unknown man entered at 6:01 pm.
                                            -14-


                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                     Tape Subject Log 

                                     (rev. August-2011)

                                                             Conversation No. 944-5 (cont’d)


     Haig’s schedule

Haig and the unknown man left at 6:01 pm.

     Watergate
          -Love’s possible press conference
          -President’s May 22, 1973 white paper
                -John N. Mitchell
          -Press
          -Duration
          -Ervin Committee hearings
          -Allegations concerning President
          -President’s May 22, 1973 white paper
          -Ervin Committee hearings
                -White House cooperation
                -John W. Dean, III’s forthcoming testimony
                      -Postponement
                            -Reason
          -Dean
                -Role on White House staff
                -Role
                      -Jeb Stuart Magruder’s perjury
                      -Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
                      -Cover-up
                      -Handling of funds
                            -Honeymoon

     Energy
          -Situation in Persian Gulf

                -Kissinger       

                -Libya        

          -Ann (Daniels) Love statement
                -Remarks

     Middle East       

          -Israel      

                                      -15-

             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                               Tape Subject Log
                               (rev. August-2011)

                                                        Conversation No. 944-5 (cont’d)

           -Love’s trip        

     -Saudi Arabia        

     -Iran       

     -Israel       

           -Israelis       

                   -Capabilities     

     -Soviet Union         

           -Future collapse        

     -Arabs         

           -Military capabilities      

     -President’s conversations with Golda Meir 

           -Negotiations         

     -Israelis characterized       

     -Israel       

           -Views of American people         

                   -Anti-Semitism

                   -Support for Middle East War     

     -Importance of oil to US

US readiness for war
     -Middle East
     -Western Europe
     -Nuclear destruction

Soviet Union
     -Interests     

           -Economic problems          

           -Military capability      

                 -Nuclear arsenal
                       -SS-9 missle
                              -Multiple Re-Entry Vehicle [MRV]
           -Brezhnev        

                 -Health       

                 -Possible successor       

                 -Diplomacy       


People’s Republic of China [PRC]
                                                  -16-


                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                       Tape Subject Log 

                                       (rev. August-2011)

                                                            Conversation No. 944-5 (cont’d)

            -Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai 

                  -Age      

                  -Health     

                  -Successors      

            -Capabilities     

            -Relations with Soviet Union 

                  -US diplomacy       


Haig entered at 6:08 pm.

     Energy
          -Love’s possible role     

               -Qualifications      

               -Location of office      

                      -Executive Office Building [EOB]      

               -Schedule        

                      -San Clemente       

               -Announcement          

               -Staff      


     Love        

            -Possible contacts with President 

                   -Cabinet meetings      

            -Salary      


Haig and Love left at 6:14 pm.