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Conversation 013-003

TapeTape 13StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 10:15 AMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 10:16 AMTape start time00:01:09Tape end time00:02:10ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss the scheduling of a visit from an African head of state in light of recent United Nations voting on the status of Taiwan. Nixon instructs Haig to rescind any meeting invitations for leaders whose countries failed to support the U.S. position during the UN vote. Haig is directed to use the President's travel schedule as a pretext to cancel these engagements if necessary.

United NationsTaiwanForeign PolicyDiplomacyScheduling
AudioNARA Description

On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:15 am to 10:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 13-3

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: 10:15 am - 10:16 am
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 601-36/602-1E]

     President's schedule
          -President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
          -African President
                 -Kofi A. Busia from Ghana
                      -Vote in United Nations [UN] on Taiwan
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Mr. President, General Hague.
I was working with Bob on the schedule here.
I approved about a couple weeks ago something from your shop or something with regard to seeing an African president or something.
Do you know what it was?
Do you recall?
It could be Busa from Ghana, sir.
No, I don't think so.
Busa from Ghana?
No.
yes sir we had we had the request in for that but we've tied it into this vote uh how do they vote they voted with us yeah well that's all right but there was another one that was wasn't ghana it was another country that had asked all right just be sure you check over if if anything has been approved and turn it off if it if it was not if they didn't vote with us you understand absolutely yes be sure to turn it off and don't and and i and and there's no don't even submit to me the problem
that it's difficult to turn it off since we've already accepted it.
Just turn it off on the ground that I'll be out of town.
Right.
Okay.
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