Conversation 539-013

TapeTape 539StartMonday, July 19, 1971 at 12:55 PMEndMonday, July 19, 1971 at 1:08 PMTape start time01:56:37Tape end time01:58:25ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOval Office

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President Nixon dictated a memorandum to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger regarding the framing of their strategic outreach and diplomatic image. The President emphasized the need to subtly communicate personal characteristics and specific relational dynamics to influence public or foreign perception. This effort reflects an ongoing interest in utilizing personal narrative as a tool for political or diplomatic leverage.

Henry KissingerDiplomacyPublic relationsPresidential communicationPolitical strategy

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NARA Description

On July 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 539-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 539-13

Date: July 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 1:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum to Henry A. Kissinger

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where, as a matter of fact, one of the ways that you can subtly get this across is to describe Joe and mine, and to go into how R.N.

's personal characteristics are.

Somewhere.

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