Jacob K. Javits, a liberal Republican Senator from New York, served throughout the Nixon administration. During the White House taping period, he was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War and a key figure in congressional efforts to reassert its authority in military matters. Notably, he sponsored the War Powers Act of 1973, which limited the president's power to commit armed forces without congressional consent.
On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Senate leaders, including Peter G. Peterson, Clinton P. Anderson, Wallace F. Bennett, J. Caleb Boggs, Clifford P. Case, Carl T. Curtis, Paul J. Fannin, J. William Fulbright, Robert P. Griffin, Clifford P. Hansen, Roman L. Hruska, Jacob K. Javits, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Jack R. Miller, Robert W. Packwood, Charles H. Percy, Abraham A. Ribicoff, Robert A. Best, and Thomas Vail, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:34 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 066-001 of the White House Tapes.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Charls E. Walker, Arnold R. Weber, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Wallace F. Bennett, Milton R. Young, Jacob K. Javits, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, William L. Springer, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Gerald L. Warren, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:21 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 074-002 of the White House Tapes.
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including John G. Tower, Wallace F. Bennett, William Proxmire, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, John J. Sparkman, Norris Cotton, Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Jacob K. Javits, Herman E. Talmadge, Jack R. Miller, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Wright Patman, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, William L. Springer, Albert H. Quie, William R. Poage, Page Belcher, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Carl B. Albert, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Charls E. Walker, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and John B. Connally [?], met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 4:24 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-001 of the White House Tapes.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Wallace F. Bennet, Robert C. Byrd, Allen J. Ellender, Robert P. Griffin, Jacob K. Javits, Russell B. Long, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Jack R. Miller, Hugh Scott, John J. Sparkman, Herman E. Talmadge, William Proxmire, John G. Tower, Page Belcher, John W. Byrnes, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Albert H. Quie, Wright Patman, William L. Springer, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, John B. Connally, Paul W. McCracken, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, and Eugene S. Cowen, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:57 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 078-004 of the White House Tapes.
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, George P. Shultz, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert C. Byrd, Robert P. Griffin, Jacob K. Javits, Roman L. Hruska, James O. Eastland, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, Albert H. Quie, William M. McCulloch, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Richard K. Cook, Edward L. Morgan, Paul H. O'Neill, Patrick J. Buchanan, Kenneth W. Dam, Leonard Garment, Herbert G. Klein, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 9:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 095-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Jacob K. Javits talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-055 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Jacob K. Javits met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-014 of the White House Tapes.
On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, John A. Volpe, Jacob K. Javits, James L. Buckley, John D. Ehrlichman, William L. Gifford, William A. Ronan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 739-010 of the White House Tapes.
On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Jacob K. Javits, Walter L. Vaughn, James R. Wilson, William E. Timmons, William J. Baroody, Jr., White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-014 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Russell B. Long, Wallace F. Bennett, William Proxmire, Jacob K. Javits, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Wright Patman, William B. Widnall, Herman T. Schneebeli, Roy L. Ash, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf, John J. McFall, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:52 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 126-002 of the White House Tapes.