Conversation: 502-007
Prev:  502-006 Next: 502-008Start Date: 20-May-1971 9:49 AM
End Date: 20-May-1971 10:03 AM
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. 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 10s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 502-7 (cont.) ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [National Security] [Duration: 4m 53s ] MIDEAST END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ********************************************************************** Rogers left and Henry A. Kissinger and Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 9:54 am.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 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -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. 9 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08)