Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 583
Nixon White House Tape 583 (September 29, 1971)
2 conversations · Oval Office
Featuring Nixon, Rogers, Kissinger, United States Secret Service agents
President Nixon met with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to discuss U.S.-Soviet relations following Nixon's earlier meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The participants reviewed the status of communication with Leonid Brezhnev and the strategic importance of balancing upcoming summits with both the USSR and the People's Republic of China. The discussion focused on coordinating the timing and announcement of the President's visit to the Soviet Union and managing potential diplomatic sensitivities regarding the two major powers.
A brief, two-minute meeting took place in the Oval Office between President Nixon and unnamed Secret Service agents. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the abrupt termination of the recording, the specific subjects addressed remain undocumented. The encounter concluded without any discernible policy decisions or recorded outcomes.