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.
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 AidConversation 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]
-MeansNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.