Conversation: 501-007
Prev:  501-006 Next: 501-008Start Date: 19-May-1971 10:22 AM
End Date: 19-May-1971 11:04 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:53:28
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:26:37
NARA Description:
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 501-7 Date: May 19, 1971 Time: 10:22 am - 11:04 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [Unintelligible] Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:22 am. President's schedule -Henry A. Kissinger Bull left at an unknown time before 10:24 am. [Unintelligible] Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Vienna Kissinger entered at 10:24 am. -Kissinger’s meeting with Gerard C. Smith -Smith’s response -Arms Control and Disarmament Agency [ACDA] -President's meeting with William P. Rogers -Smith’s response -Rogers’ response -President’s view -Smith's schedule -Briefings and backgrounders -Photo session with President and delegation -Rogers and Melvin R. Laird -Announcement -Cabinet -Possible leaks -Kissinger's briefing for John B. Connally, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Elliot L. Richardson -Congressional leaders 12 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Cabinet -Coverage of meeting -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Congressional leaders -Cabinet -USSR -Coverage of meeting -Timing -Cabinet -Congressional leaders -Location -Cabinet -Length of meeting -Congressional leaders -Kissinger's backgrounders for media -J. William Fulbright -Length -Smith -Democrats -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield -Kissinger's briefings -President's note -John A. Scali -Anti-ballistic missiles [ABM] -Critics -Supporters -Richard Wilson, William F. Buckley, William S. White -Stewart J.O. and Joseph W. Alsop Foreign policy -Rogers’ trip to Middle East -Coverage -Haldeman's call to Rogers in London -Berlin -People's Republic of China [PRC] initiative -Vietnam -Middle East -Rogers’ trip -Israel -Suez Canal -State Department -Golda Meir 13 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Rogers -Kissinger's briefings -Rogers -SALT -Kissinger's briefing -President's role -Smith's role -Kissinger's role Conv. No. 501-7 (cont.) -State Department role -U. Alexis Johnson -Attendance at SALT announcement, May 20 -Smith -Possible meeting with Rogers -State Department -Rogers -Agreement -Smith -Vladimir S. Semenov -President's meeting with Rogers -USSR reaction -Brezhnev -PRC initiative -Rogers -Knowledge -State Department -ACDA -Smith -Meeting with Rogers -Rogers -Kissinger -Haldeman's call -Meeting with President -Dobrynin -A phone call from Haldeman -Forthcoming meeting -Dobrynin -Rogers -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman -Response -Kissinger's role -Dobrynin -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman 14 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Middle East -Rogers’ trip -Reports -Kissinger’s view -Joseph J. Sisco -Egypt -Reports -Kissinger's reports Conv. No. 501-7 (cont.) -Rogers’ work -Laos, Cambodia -SALT -Kissinger's briefings -State and Defense Departments -Recent developments -Rogers’ trip -Results -USSR -Announcement -Rogers -Efforts -Vietnam -SALT -Laird -Meetings with President and Kissinger -Smith and delegation -Meetings with Kissinger -Reception Kissinger left at 10:53 am. -Congressional leaders -Rogers -Kissinger's and President's roles -Rogers -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman -Reports to President -Middle East -Kissinger -Middle East -Meeting with President -Possible Summit -SALT 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Kissinger's briefings -Kissinger's role -May 18, 1971 Sequoia Cruise -Conversations with Haldeman -Rogers’ role -President's press conference -Rogers’ trip and television appearances -Kissinger's role Conv. No. 501-7 (cont.) -Backgrounder -SALT -Kissinger's backgrounders -Defense and State Departments -White House -USSR -Rogers -Role in SALT -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman -Agreement -President's role -Message from San Clemente -Rogers’ meeting with Haldeman -Middle East -Suez -Rogers’ and Kissinger's roles -USSR -Method of negotiation -John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower -Rogers -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman [Unintelligible] The President and Haldeman left at 11:04 am.