Conversation: 502-007
Prev: 502-006 Next: 502-008Start Date: Thursday, May 20, 1971 1:49 PM
End Date: Thursday, May 20, 1971 2:03 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:41:09
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:54:44
NARA Description:
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:49 am to 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 502-7
Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 9:49 am - 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with William P. Rogers; the conversation was in progress when the recording
began.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 10s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 502-7 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 4m 53s ]
MIDEAST
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Rogers left and Henry A. Kissinger and Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 9:54 am.
President's schedule
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] agreement announcement
-President's statement at 12:00 noon
-Foreign policy
-Possibility of leaks
Ziegler left at 9:55 am.
-Rogers
-President's meeting with Congressional leaders
-Treaties
-Unknown person's position
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-Soviet position on offensive weapons
-Public statements
-Kissinger's advice
-Antiballistic Missile [ABM]
-President's talking points with Congressional leaders
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Soviet Party Congress
-Kissinger's advice Conv. No. 502-7 (cont.)
-US strategy in dealing with Soviets
-Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle [MIRV]
-Effect on negotiations
-Future possibilities
-Gerard C. Smith
-US August 4 proposal
-President's talking points with Congressional leaders
-MIRV
-Treaties
-Negotiations
-George P. Shultz's meeting with Kissinger
-Shultz's views on the President and SALT negotiations
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-President's talking points with Congressional leaders
-Objectives
-Negotiations
-Effect on Europeans
-Rogers
-Smith
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:55 am.
-Rose Mary Woods’ location
-Melvin R. Laird
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-Woods
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.
Kissinger left at 10:03 am.
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