Conversation: 285-008
Prev:  285-007 Next: 285-009Start Date: 7-Oct-1971 8:50 AM
End Date: 7-Oct-1971 9:10 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:14:36
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:30:28
NARA Description:
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:50 am to 9:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 285-8 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: 8:50 am - 9:10 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 285-8 (cont.) Kissinger's schedule -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Embassy visit -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin -Michael J. Mansfield US relations with the People's Republic of China [PRC] -Handling story on Kissinger's trip -Strategy -Press statements -White House staff -Department of State -USSR -Andrei A. Gromyko -White House staff -Handling of announcement -Forthcoming meeting Kissinger’s memorandum for the President -Dobrynin -Gromyko Kissinger's schedule -Egyptian Foreign Minister Ronald W. Reagan and Nelson A. Rockefeller -Support for the President Rockefeller -State of mind after Attica Prison riot -Democratic reaction -Reaction to criticism 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 285-8 (cont.) ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Privacy] [Duration: 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ********************************************************************** -Forthcoming meeting with Kissinger -Attica Prison riots -Impact on black vote -Democrats -Dick Cavett Show -John V. Lindsay's comments -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Press conference by unknown person -Indochina -Cambodia -Vietnam The President's schedule -Reading of newspapers -New York Times -Television -James B. (“Scotty”) Reston -Stewart J.O. Alsop -New York Times -Access to the President -Access to the White House staff Vietnam 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 285-8 (cont.) ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 18s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ********************************************************************** The President’s actions -PRC -USSR -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Berlin -William L. Safire -Public relations -White House efforts -Seabed treaty -Chemical and biological warfare -Okinawa agreement -Possible press comments -Television Kissinger left at 9:10 am.