Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 270 › Conversation 270-014

Nixon & Kissinger on Foreign Policy and Pakistan

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 5:25 PM–5:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation270-014 onTape 270 (tape position 01:04:47–01:13:56)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 5:25 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 5:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 270-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to prepare for an upcoming press conference, specifically focusing on potential foreign policy questions. They discussed the administration's stance on Pakistan, including the status of arms sales, and reviewed internal disagreements regarding China and Taiwan involving Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Additionally, the conversation addressed the progress of Vietnam negotiations in Paris following the arrival of William J. Porter.

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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 5:25 pm to 5:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 270-14

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: 5:25 pm - 5:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.

     Forthcoming press conference
          -Possible questions
               -Foreign policy

                     -Pakistan
                          -Kissinger's memo
                          -Possible arm embargo
                               -Sales

[Unintelligible]

                     -Security Council
                          -Patrick J. Buchanan
                          -People's Republic of China [PRC] and Taiwan, Republic of China
                                -William P. Rogers
                                      -Stated position

An unknown person entered at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:31 pm.

[Unknown activity]

                     -Vietnam negotiations
                          -Paris
                                -William J. Porter
                                      -Arrival

The unknown person left at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:31 pm.

                            -Status
                            -Means
                            -[Unintelligible]
                            -Means

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 270-014, 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/270-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).