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Conversation 274-015

TapeTape 274StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:37 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:40 PMTape start time00:22:48Tape end time00:24:55ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Rogers, William P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers coordinated strategy regarding upcoming economic and diplomatic negotiations with Japan. Nixon emphasized a public relations theme centered on mutual success and fair competition rather than conflict. The President also informed Rogers that Japan had specifically requested his participation in the talks over other potential U.S. representatives like John Connally or George H.W. Bush.

JapanForeign PolicyEconomic NegotiationsWilliam P. RogersInternational Trade
AudioNARA Description

On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:37 pm to 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-15

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 3:37 pm - 3:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William P. Rogers.

     Japan
          -Negotiations
              -Arthur F. Burns
              -State Department
              -Cabinet
              -Suggested theme
                     -Competition
                         -Mutual success
              -John B. Connally
              -George H.W. Bush

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So I was thinking that a very good theme for you in your personal conversations with the graduates and the rest of the students is thinking about the development of talent.
I mean, we're not going to save the Americans.
We're not going to save the Americans.
We're not going to save them.
that I constantly handed to both the LFD and the rest of the clergy, which is not really wrong.
I think that's, you know what I mean?
Regardless, they figured it publicly, I'm saying, for their purpose, but I'm saying it internally.
So, what do you think?
Thank you.
You could say that if you were twice, three times, you know, he just couldn't feel more confident.
He just said, let's just get up some observations, let us compete.
We want to be welcome.
We welcome their success, but we want to be successful, too.
Great.
We're going to do that.
We'll let Japanese be heard.
As a matter of fact, I decided three days ago that they want you first.
We offered them.
We said we could do you or Connelly or Bush or they wanted you and I and the other way around.
Yeah.
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