Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 57 › Conversation 057-003

Nixon, Haig & Kissinger

Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 4:31 PM–6:03 PM ET · Cabinet Room · 1 hr 22 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Kissinger, Henry A.; McCloy, John J.; Ball, George W.; Acheson, Dean G.; Lodge, Henry Cabot; Katzenbach, Nicholas deB.; Gruenther, Al (Gen.); Clay, Lucius DuB., Jr.; Norstad, Lauris (Gen.); Lemnitzer, Lyman L. (Gen.); Vance, Cyrus R.; Rogers, William P.; Laird, Melvin R.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Roche, James M.; Goodpaster, Andrew J. (Gen.); St. John, Adrian, II (Brig. Gen.); Read, William H.Conversation057-003 on Tape 57StartThursday, May 13, 1971 at 4:31 PMEndThursday, May 13, 1971 at 6:03 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 057-003 ↗

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On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and military and diplomatic officials, including Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, John J. McCloy, George W. Ball, Dean G. Acheson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Gen. Lucius DuB. Clay, Jr., Gen. Lauris Norstad, Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Cyrus R. Vance, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, James M. Roche, Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, Brig. Gen. Adrian St. John, II, and Capt. William H. Read, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:31 pm to 6:03 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 057-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 57-3

Date: May 13, 1971
Time: 4:31 pm - 6:03 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, John J. McCloy,
George W. Ball, Dean G. Acheson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, General
Alfred Gruenther, General Lucius DuB. Clay, Jr., General Lauris Norstad, General Lyman L.
Lemnitzer, Cyrus R. Vance, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Admiral Thomas H. Moorer,
James M. Roche, General Andrew J. Goodpaster, Brigadier General Adrian St. John, II, and
Captain William H. Read
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

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     [Unintelligible]

     Europe

     International monetary situation

[To listen to the segment (1h18m18s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-521,
E-522.]

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The President, et al. left at 6:03 pm

                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL STAFF

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 057-003, May 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/057-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).