Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 53 › Conversation 053-002
Nixon, Peterson & Shultz
Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 9:34 AM–10:45 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 1 hr 11 min
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 053-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 53-2
Date: April 17, 1971
Time: 9:34 am - unknown before 10:45 am
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H.
Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
J. Edgar Hoover’s possible resignation
Textiles
-Legislative situation
-President’s options
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Japan, Korea, Taiwan
[To listen to the segment (18m7s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-515.]
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-Inducements
-Wilbur D. Mills’ activities
-Quotas
-Steel
-Exports
-Compared with Japan
-U. A. Johnson
-Attitude of labor unions
-Productivity
-United States’ trade initiatives
-Congressional pressures
-Strategy
-United States’ interests
-Administration’s policies
-Legislation
-Steel
-Shoes
-Quotas
-Steel
-Non-economic itemsShow the rest of the log (66 more lines)
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Taiwan
[To listen to the segment (8m11s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-515.]
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-Attitude of American industry
-Flanigan’s role
-Issues
-Growth rate
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Japan
[To listen to the segment (1m35s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-515.]
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-Legislation
-Mills
-Steel
-United States’ growth position
-Balance of payments
-Foreign investments
Quotas
-Trade restrictions
-Steel negotiations
-Attitude of industry
-Legislation
-Textiles, shoes, and steel
-Steel agreement
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Italy and Spain
[To listen to the segment (14s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-515.]
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Textiles
-Steel agreement
-Legislation
-Mills
-Peterson’s conversation with Mills and Arthur F. Burns
-Steel and shoes
-Fixed quotas
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Japan
[To listen to the segment (25m37s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-515, E-
516.]
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[General conversation/Unintelligible]
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:45 amTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 053-002, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841917). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/053-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).