Gerard C. Smith served as the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) throughout the Nixon taping period, a position he held from 1969 until 1973. In this capacity, he was also appointed as the chief U.S. negotiator for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union, which began in 1969. His leadership during these negotiations was instrumental in achieving the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 1972. Smith resigned from his government posts in 1973 following the conclusion of the treaty.
On March 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 466-007 of the White House Tapes.
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Gerard C. Smith, Gen. Royal B. Allison, Paul J. Nitze, Harold Brown, Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson, Jr., and Philip J. Farley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:09 pm to 3:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-019 of the White House Tapes.
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and the Cabinet members, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., William T. Pecora, Clifford M. Hardin, James T. Lynn, Laurence H. Silberman, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, James M. Beggs, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter M. Flanigan, Herbert G. Klein, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, William E. Timmons, Charles W. Colson, John A. Scali, Richard A. Moore, Harry S. Dent, Leonard Garment, John W. Dean, III, Frederic V. Malek, Robert J. Brown, Robert J. Dole, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerald C. Smith, Arthur J. Sohmer, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Virginia H. Knauer, and Arnold R. Weber, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:48 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 058-004 of the White House Tapes.
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and bipartisan Congressional leaders and staffers, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerard C. Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Herbert G. Klein, John A. Scali, Hugh Scott, Allen J. Ellender, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Robert P. Griffin, Milton R. Young, Robert C. Byrd, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Leslie Arends, William S. Mailliard, Frank T. Bow, F. Edward Hébert, Gerald R. Ford, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and George H. Mahon, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:15 am to 11:05 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 058-005 of the White House Tapes.
On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Gerard C. Smith, Paul H. Nitze, Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson, Jr., Philip J. Farley, Alexander P. Butterfield, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 10:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-006 of the White House Tapes.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, David Packard, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, John N. Irwin, II, Martin J. Hillenbrand, Henry A. Kissinger, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and William Newton, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 062-002 of the White House Tapes.
On October 14, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and Gerard C. Smith talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-093 of the White House Tapes.
On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Gerard C. Smith, and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-018 of the White House Tapes.
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name withdrawn], Gen. John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, Gen. Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfedlt, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 082-002 of the White House Tapes.
On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-020 of the White House Tapes.
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John B. Connally, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Ronald I. Spiers, David M. Kennedy, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., [Name withdrawn], Gen. Royal B. Allison, Paul H. Nitze, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Philip A. Odeen, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 11:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 095-002 of the White House Tapes.
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Gerard C. Smith, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 691-005 of the White House Tapes.
On May 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Richard M. Helms, Gen. Royal B. Allison, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 099-010 of the White House Tapes.
On July 24, 1972, Stephen B. Bull, Myles J. Ambrose, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Edward T. Reid, Vernon D. Acree, Richard L. Harkness, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and Gerard C. Smith met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:37 am to 10:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 751-004 of the White House Tapes.
On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 6:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-024 of the White House Tapes.
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Gerard C. Smith, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-020 of the White House Tapes.