President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate the schedule and activities of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The discussion focused on Connally's recent engagements and the logistical arrangements surrounding his ongoing policy work. No major policy shifts were recorded, but the exchange emphasized the internal administrative alignment between the White House and the Treasury Department.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 577-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 577-14
Date: September 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:04 pm and 5:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger?]
John B. Connally
-Location
-Conversation with the unknown person [Kissinger?]
The unknown person’s [Kissinger?] scheduleNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.