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Conversation 003-166

TapeTape 3StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:08 AMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:12 AMTape start time03:54:55Tape end time03:58:20ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Rogers, William P.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers discuss shifting diplomatic strategies regarding the Middle East and the fallout from a sensitive media leak concerning the People's Republic of China. The conversation addresses the influence of Soviet leadership on Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and examines statements made by King Faisal regarding Israel. Nixon and Rogers coordinate their response to the Washington Post report, evaluating the roles of Henry Kissinger and administration press secretaries in managing the potential security breach.

Middle East diplomacyAnwar el-SadatUSSR-Egypt relationsPeople's Republic of Chinamedia leaksIsrael
Audio

Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.

NARA Description

On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:08 am to 9:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-166 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-166

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 9:08 am - 9:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with William P. Rogers.

[See Conversation No. 505-017]

     Middle East
         -Egypt
               -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] role
                    -Anwar el-Sadat
                    -Nikolai Podgorny

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[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-012. Segment exempt 3.3(b)(1)on 10/17/2017. Archivist: DR]
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[National Security]
[Duration: 6s]

     MESSAGE FROM PODGORNY

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                  -United States [US] Role
                        -President's press conference
                  -Sadat's position
             -King Malik Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud's statements
                  -Israel
             -Cyrus L. Sulzberger's Story in New York Times
                  -Israel

     People's Republic of China [PRC]
          -A May 27, 1971 Washington Post story
                -Possible Leak
                     -Effect
                -Austrian action
                -Administration Handling
                     -Robert J. McCloskey, Ronald L. Ziegler
                     -Henry A. Kissinger
                     -Ziegler, McCloskey
Transcript

No transcript is available for this conversation.

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