Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 270 › Conversation 270-003
Nixon & Kissinger on Kama River Project and Soviet Union
Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 3:50 PM–3:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate talking points for a forthcoming press conference, specifically regarding the complex approval status of the Kama River Project foundry deal with the Soviet Union. The discussion touched upon managing potential inquiries from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the broader diplomatic implications of U.S.-Soviet relations. Additionally, the participants briefly reviewed administrative matters, including the upcoming departure of David K.E. Bruce and perceptions of Secretary of State William P. Rogers among liberal factions.
- Kama River Project
- Soviet Union
- Press relations
- Foreign policy
- Mack Truck
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 270-3
Date: August 3, 1971
Time: 3:50 pm - 3:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
Telephone call
-Peking
Forthcoming press conference
-Possible question
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Mack Truck deal
-Kama River Project
-Foundry
-Approval
-Announcement
-Cost
-Senate Foreign Relations Committee
-Kissinger’s appearance
An unknown person entered at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 3:55 pm.
Request
The unknown person left at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 3:55 pm.
William P. Rogers
-John Foster Dulles
-Liberals
Forthcoming press conference
-Possible question
-Vietnam
-David K.E. Bruce
-Departure
-Welcome by President
Kissinger left at 3:55 pm.Also recorded on August 3, 1971
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- 270-007 4:11 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:12 pm.
- 270-008 4:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 4:50 pm.
- 270-009 4:50 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:50 pm to 4:56 pm.
- 270-010 4:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 270-003, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/270-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).