Conversation: 502-009
Prev:  502-008 Next: 502-010Start Date: 20-May-1971 10:09 AM
End Date: 20-May-1971 10:12 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:55:16
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:01:25
NARA Description:
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 502-9 Date: May 20, 1971 Time: 10:09 am - 10:12 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] agreement announcement -President's talking points with Congressional leaders -Defensive weapons -Role for Kissinger -Credit for the agreement -Kissinger -Melvin R. Laird -Gerard C. Smith -President's initiative Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:09 am. President's meeting with Congressional leaders -Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Thomas P. (“Tip”) O’Neill, Jr. -Gerald R. Ford and Leslie C. Arends -W. Averell Harriman -President's instructions Bull left at an unknown time before 10:12 am. 10 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -J. William Fulbright -Views on Kissinger's relations with Congress -Congressional vote, May 19, 1971 SALT agreement announcement -Smith -Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle [MIRV] Conv. No. 502-9 (cont.) President's talking points with Congressional leaders -Effective presentation -Text of President's statement on May 20, 1971 Kissinger left at 10:12 am.