Conversation: 489-019
Prev: 489-018 Next: 489-020Start Date: Monday, April 26, 1971 8:58 PM
End Date: Monday, April 26, 1971 9:25 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gorton, John G.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:42:10
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:09:21
NARA Description:
On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John G. Gorton, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:58 pm to 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 489-19
Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 4:58 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John G. Gorton and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.; members of the press were
present at the beginning of the meeting.
President's schedule
-Previous meeting with Farm Bureau leaders
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Photo session
[General Conversation]
[Machine Noise]
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.
Refreshment Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm.
Australia
-Support for the US
-Government
-Compared with American government
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 24s ]
AUSTRALIA
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-President's schedule
-Possible visit
-Haig's schedule
-Chester Waring
-Floyd Waring
-Barry Goldwater [?]
-Patricia Haig
-Madeline Kane
-President’s view
-Accomplishments
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-Prospects
-Saline Water
-Prospects
-Press reports
-American press
-British press
-Compared with Australian press
-Rejection Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)
-President’s view
-Educated elite
-Freedom and totalitarian states
-President’s experiences
-Poland
-Romania
-Yugoslavia
-Hungary
-Czechoslovakia
-Press Corps
Vietnam
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 29s ]
VIETNAM
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-North Vietnamese
-US position
-US troops withdrawals
-Support for Republic of South Vietnam
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-US efforts on behalf of POWs
-World opinion
Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.
Refreshment
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm. Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)
President's schedule
-Previous meeting with Farm Bureau leaders
-Imports
-William Kuhfuss
-Imports
-Australian beef
-Kuhfuss’ position
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[National Security]
[Duration: 15m 44s ]
VIETNAM
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
AUSTRALIA
WORLD AFFAIRS
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm.
President's schedule
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-Upcoming meeting with Senators
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm.
Australia
-Prospects
-The President’s view
-Arthur G. (“Art”) Linkletter Conv. No. 489-19 (cont.)
-People
Presentation of gifts
-Presidential cufflinks
-Presidential seal
-Paperweight
Farewells
Gorton and Haig left at 5:25 pm.