Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-013
Nixon & Kissinger on India-Pakistan relations and Indira Gandhi
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:48 PM–3:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss strategies for managing relations with India and Pakistan ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Nixon expresses deep frustration with the Indian leadership and skepticism regarding their intentions toward Pakistan, urging Secretary of State William Rogers to adopt a tougher diplomatic stance. They also touch upon Vietnam negotiations, specifically addressing the status of American POWs and military operations in Laos and Cambodia.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 300-013
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
The President’s memorandum to William P. Rogers
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2012-001. Segment declassified on 03/19/2015. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[300-013-w001]
[Duration: 46s]
The President’s memorandum to William P. Rogers
-The President’s meeting with Indira Gandhi
-Avoiding war with Pakistan
-Duration of meeting
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The President’s memorandum to William P. Rogers
-US aid to India
-Senate
Kenneth B. Keating
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2012-001. Segment declassified on 03/19/2015. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[300-013-w002]
[Duration: 1m 18s]
Indians
-President’s opinion of their appearance
Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
The President’s memorandum to William P. Rogers
-The President’s meeting with Indira Gandhi
-US aid to India
-Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan
-Possibility of war
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The President's forthcoming meeting with Gandhi
-The President's meeting with Josip Broz Tito
-Vietnam negotiations
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Laos, Cambodia
Kissinger’s meeting with Anatoliy F. DobryninTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 4, 1971
- 013-120 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-008 1:48 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-009 1:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-010 1:48 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-011 1:48 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-012 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-014 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-015 1:48 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 300-013, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185057). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-013 (accessed November 14, 2026).