Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 112 › Conversation 112-005
Brown & Kissinger on State dinner and King Hussein ibn Talal
Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 11:16 AM–7:57 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 1 hr 5 min
AI Summary
L. Dean Brown and Henry A. Kissinger met to finalize the complex logistics and protocol for a state dinner hosted by President Nixon for King Hussein ibn Talal of Jordan. The discussion covered sensitive arrangements for the arrival ceremony, seating protocols for the King and Queen, and the selection of entertainment to ensure the event's success. The participants also touched upon broader diplomatic concerns, including the status of foreign dignitaries and the presentation of credentials by various ambassadors.
- State dinner
- King Hussein ibn Talal
- Diplomatic protocol
- Logistics
- White House entertainment
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NARA Description
L. Dean Brown, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:16 am on February 6, 1973 and 7:57 am on February 8, 1973. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 112-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 112-5
Date: Unknown between February 6 and February 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:16 am, February 6 and 7:57 am, February 8, 1973
Location: Cabinet Room
L. Dean Brown met with an unknown man
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/03/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[112-005-w003]
[Duration: 2m 45s]
Jet lag
Picture
Request
-Tea
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Henry A. Kissinger entered at an unknown time after 11:16 am, February 6, 1973
Kissinger’s itinerary
-Bangkok
-Unknown trips
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/03/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[112-005-w001]
[Duration: 13s]
Unknown man’s health
-Operation
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/03/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[112-005-w004]
[Duration: 1m 10s]
General conversation
Bath [?]
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Kissinger’s schedule
-Jerusalem trip
-Mexico
-Middle East
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/03/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[112-005-w005]
[Duration: 1m 50s]
General conversation
Decisions
Thanks
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Kissinger left at an unknown time before 7:57 am, February 8, 1973
Head of State dinner for King Hussein ibn Talal of Jordan
-Schedule
-Salah Abu Zaid
-Browns
-Options
-Timing
-President
-Receiving line
-Guests
-Members of the Cabinet
-W. Clement Stone
-Elmer H. Bobst
-Members of Congress
-Entertainment
-Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra
-Edward R. G. Heath’s visit
-Mary Costa
-US Army Chorus
White House entertainment
-Lucy A. Winchester
-Joey Heatherton
-The Carpenters
Blair House
John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
-Residence
-Visit
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-014. Segment declassified on 01/05/2018. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[112-005-w002]
[Duration: 5m 33s]
Christians
-Congregation [?]
-Sects [?]
Alia al-Hussein
-First trip
-Hussein ibn Talal’s previous trips
Unknown ambassador
-Background
The President
-Possible statement
1967-1968 [?]
Egypt
Unknown ambassador
-Credential
The President
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
Jordan
-Hussein ibn Talal’s visit
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/03/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[112-005-w006]
[Duration: 43m 27s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
Department of State [DOS]
Secretary
Blair House
Chicago [?]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7
[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and closed.
The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and was reviewed under
deed of gift 09/03/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[112-005-w007]
[Duration: 1m 8s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7
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[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
Oval Office
Seating arrangements
-Alia al-Hussein
Protocol
Arrival ceremony
Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home [?]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8
[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and closed.
The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and was reviewed under
deed of gift 09/03/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[112-005-w008]
[Duration: 14s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8
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The President’s schedule
-Blue Room
-Guests
-Ceremony
-Blue Room
-King and Queen
-Prime Minister
-Receiving line
-Guests
-Blue Room
-Seating arrangements
Car
Meetings
Secretary
Schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9
[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and closed.
The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and was reviewed under
deed of gift 09/03/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[112-005-w009]
[Duration: 1m 10s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9
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[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
King Hussein ibn Talal
The President
William P. Rogers
Yellow and gold
Blair House [?]
Houses
King Hussein ibn Talal
-Alia al-Hussein
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Brown, et al. left at an unknown time before 7:57 am, February 8, 1973Also recorded on February 6, 1973
- 112-003 9:35 AM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Wallace F. Bennett, William E. Brock, III, John G. Tower, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, George H. W. Bush, Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 11:16 am.
- 850-006 11:16 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 850-007 11:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:34 am.
- 850-008 11:34 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, King Hussein ibn Talal, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Zaid al-Rifai met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:34 am to 12:38 pm.
- 850-013 12:38 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 850-009 12:42 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 12:48 pm.
- 850-010 12:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:51 pm.
- 850-011 12:51 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 1:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 112-005, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/112-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).