Conversation: 283-033
Prev: 283-032 Next: 283-034Start Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 3:50 PM
End Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971 4:35 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Gross, H. R.; Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:22:58
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:01:23
NARA Description:
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, H. R. Gross, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:50 am to 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 283-33
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 11:50 am - 12:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Draft of October 7, 1971 speech on Phase II
-William L. Safire
-Work
-Efficiency
The President's schedule
-Call to H. R. Gross
-Recommendation from Congressional Affairs staff
The President talked with the White House operator.
[Conversation No. 283-33A]
[See Conversation No. 10-81]
[End of telephone conversation]
Congress
-Congressional action
-Gross’ role in vote action
-Gerald R. Ford
-Charles W. Colson
-Pressure groups
-Effect of mail on Congressmen
-Taiwan, Republic of China
Phase II economic program
-Cost of Living Council [COLC]
-Cabinet breakfast meeting
-White House staff
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Peter G. Peterson
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Arnold R. Weber
-Arthur F. Burns
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-Safire
-Peterson
-Kissinger
The President talked with Gross between 11:55 am and 12:01 pm.
[Conversation No. 283-33B]
[See Conversation No. 10-82]
Kissinger entered at 12:00 pm while the call was in progress.
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's Congressional liaisons
-Clark MacGregor
-Democrats
-Carl B. Albert
-Ford
-MacGregor
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Senate
-Harlow
-Effect of telephone calls from the President
-MacGregor
-Handling of Congressional liaison compared to Harlow
-Mansfield amendment
Announcement of Soviet Summit, October 12, 1971
-Moscow
-American press
-Peking announcement
-Time
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Press briefing
-Ronald L. Ziegler's press briefing
-Press coverage
-Frank Cormier
-Congressional group notification
-Hugh Scott, Albert
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-Congress
-East-West relations
-Michael J. Mansfield, Ford
-William P. Rogers
-J. William Fulbright
-State Department
-MacGregor
-Scott
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Soviets
-Leadership meeting
-PRC trip announcement
-Trip
-Timing
-Press conference
-Timing
-Allen J. Ellender
-Committees
-Foreign policy, Armed Services
New York Times
-Editorial about PRC moves
-Rogers
-John B. Oakes
-Telephone conversation with Kissinger
Gallup poll
PRC and Soviet Summits
-Public relations efforts
-John A. Scali
-Safire
-Herbert G. Klein
-Significance
-Necessity
-The President's role and qualifications
-Barry M. Goldwater
-John F. Kennedy
Possible Western Allies Summit
-The President's schedule
-Timing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-Soviet and PRC Sumit
-Latin America
-The President's schedule
-Timing
-State of the Union address
-Finance ministers meeting
-Budget
-Eisaku Sato
-Site of proposed meeting
-West Coast
-Washington, DC
-Attendants
-North Arlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-Great Britain
-France
-Germany
-Japan
-Japan
-Nobusuke Kishi
-Textile negotiations
-Harry S. Dent
-President’s comment
-Rogers
-John B. Connally
-Georges J.R. Pompidou, Edward R.G. Heath, Willy Brandt
-Communication
-Invitations for Summit
-Rogers
-Soviet Summit
-Timing
-Vietnam
-November Troop Announcement
-Latin America Summit
-PRC Summit
-Soviet Summit
-Timing
-Primary
Apollo 16
-Flight
-Postponement
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-Caspar W, (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Timing
-1972 election
-Memorandum
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:01 pm.
Western Summit
-Washington
-Embassies
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:37 pm.
Western Summit
-Wshington
-International monetary issue
-Finance Ministers
-Implications
-British, French, Germans, Japanese
-Letters
-Heads of State
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Heads of State
-Australia
Head of State visit
-William Mcmahon
-State dinner
-Arrangements
-Lengths
-Timing
Letters
-Pompidou
-Kissinger
-PRC trip announcement
Summits
-Letters of Arrangement
-Handling
-Rogers
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-PRC trip
-Berlin
-SALT
-Berlin
-PRC
-Arrangements
-Brandt
-Pompidou
-Italians
-Brandt, Pompidou, Heath
-Sato
-Kennedy Center
-Plans for event
-Arrival ceremonies
The President's schedule
-Soviet Union trip
-Western Summit
-International monetary system
-Translations
-United Nations [UN] simultaneous translation
Announcement of Soviet Union trip
-Ziegler
Kissinger left at 12:35 pm.
The President's schedule
-Wayne L. Hays
-France
-Officials
-Hays’ previous trip to France
-Cabinet meeting
-Dent
-Work on Congressional issues
-Report
-Hays
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-33 (cont.)
-The President's television appearance
-The President’s telephone call
Announcement
Haldeman left at 12:37 pm.