Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 555 › Conversation 555-014

Nixon, Haldeman & Kissinger on Harmon Killebrew and Billy Graham

Thursday, August 5, 1971 · 8:50 PM–9:43 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation555-014 onTape 555 (tape position 04:49:43–04:51:34)StartThursday, August 5, 1971 at 8:50 PMEndThursday, August 5, 1971 at 9:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 555-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman and Henry Kissinger to dictate several administrative memoranda regarding personal outreach and regional intelligence. He directed a congratulatory message to be sent to baseball player Harmon Killebrew and requested communication with Billy Graham. Additionally, Nixon addressed a missionary report concerning tribal irregular forces in Laos, highlighting their strategic importance in countering communist influence in Southeast Asia.

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in case I missed it on the sports page, or to be sure, the farming letter, I'll go to the next piece.
512, so that I can send my congratulations to Colin and Paul.
Memorandum of Kissinger.
The literati have told me of
It tells me that his missionary friends say that these tribes of which are only your regulars are our main low work against communist influence in that part of the world.
End of my rant.

NARA Description

On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 555-14
                                            42

                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                    Tape Subject Log
                                      (rev. 10/06)
                                                                   Conv. No. 555-13 (cont.)



Date: August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Harmon Killebrew
         -Possible 500th home run
              -Congratulations

The President dictated a memorandum to Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time between 8:50
pm and 9:43 pm.

     William F. (“Billy”) Graham


**********************************************************************

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 25s ]


     SOUTHEAST ASIA


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     Laos
            -Missionary report
                 -Tribes
                      -Irregular forces
                            -Communists
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/06)
                                                                     Conv. No. 555-14 (cont.)

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 555-013 8:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Whitaker, Ruby Keeler, Bobby Van, and J. Willard Marriott met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-015 8:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-016 8:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Jim Brown met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-017 8:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 556-001 9:42 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 10:00 am.
  • 556-002 10:00 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 556-003 10:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:03 am.
  • 556-020 10:03 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 555-014, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).