Conversation 500-005

On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:55 am to 7:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 500-5

Date: May 18, 1971
Time: 7:55 am - 7:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     George P. Shultz's schedule

           -Paul W. McCracken [?]

Butterfield left at 7:56 am.

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                                                                     Conversation
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                                                                                      500-6

Date: May 18, 1971
Time: 7:58 am - 8:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
           -William P. Rogers
           -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
           -Gerard C. Smith
                -Forthcoming Talk with Kissinger
           -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                -President's schedule
           -Wording
           -Andrei A. Gromyko, Leonid I. Brezhnev
           -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield amendment
                -Position of [Name unintelligible]
           -Timing
           -Wording
           -Dobrynin

The President and Kissinger left at 8:02 am.