Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 59 › Conversation 059-003
Nixon, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board & Anderson on Foreign…
Friday, June 4, 1971 · 3:35 PM–4:44 PM ET · Cabinet Room · 17 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) met to discuss global foreign policy strategy, with a focus on shifting relationships with the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan. The discussion centered on the necessity of intelligence capabilities to navigate future arms agreements and maintain regional stability in the Pacific following the eventual conclusion of the Vietnam War. The participants also reviewed the effectiveness and accelerated timelines of current U.S. intelligence programs under the President’s leadership.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, including Adm. George W. Anderson, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Dr. William O. Baker, Gordon Gray, Dr. Edwin H. Land, Franklin B. Lincoln, Jr., Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Frank Pace, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and Dr. James R. Schlesinger, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:35 pm to 4:44 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 059-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 59-3
Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 3:35 pm - 4:44 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., Nelson A. Rockefeller, Dr. William
O. Baker, Gordon Gray, Dr. Edwin H. Land, Frank B. Lincoln, Jr., Dr. Franklin D. Murphy,
Robert D. Murphy, Frank Pace, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and Dr. James R. Schlesinger
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
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[This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.]
[National Security]
[059-003-w001]
[Duration: 14m 44s]
US relations with People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-US relations with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-US strategy
-Reasons for relaxation of tensions
-US power
-The President’s capability
-US relations with Taiwan
-Future planning
-Arms agreement
-US interests
-Stability in the Pacific
-Taiwan
-Need for intelligence
-Communication between great powers
-Changes in foreign policy
-Peace after Vietnam
-US position
-Other areas of concern
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Europe
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Middle East
-Need for intelligence
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-013. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 04/18/2019. Archivist: MM]
[National Security]
[059-003-w001]
[Duration: 8m 40s]
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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US intelligence program
-Research development time
-President's leadership
General conversation
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 059-003, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/059-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).