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Conversation 588-002

TapeTape 588StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 11:31 AMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:13 PMTape start time00:03:13Tape end time02:42:10ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Moro, Aldo;  Ortono, Edgido;  Kissinger, Henry A.;  Seidenman, Neil A.;  Bull, Stephen B.;  Cortese, Americo;  Gay, Peter;  Montemuro, Frank;  Landi, Paul;  Cipriani, Nicholas;  Cercone, William;  Volpe, John A.;  Butterfield, Alexander P.;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  White House operator;  Mitchell, John N.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office
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On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Aldo Moro, Edgido Ortono, Henry A. Kissinger, Neil A. Seidenman, Stephen B. Bull, Americo Cortese, Peter Gay, Frank Montemuro, Paul Landi, Nicholas Cipriani, William Cercone, John A. Volpe, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 2:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-2

Date: October 11, 1971
Time: 11:31 am - 2:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Aldo Moro, Edgido Ortona, Henry A. Kissinger, and Neil A. Seidenman;
members of the press were present at the beginning of this meeting.

     Salutations
          -Moro
          -John A. Volpe

     Photographs

     Southern California

Members of the press left at an unknown time after 11:31 am.

     The President's welcome to Moro
          -Moro's schedule
                 -United Nations [UN]
          -Italy
                 -Foreign policy

     Moro's remarks to the President
         -Outlook for the future
               -Italian foreign policy
                      -US
                      -Italian coalition government
                -Italian domestic situation
                       -Forthcoming election
                       -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
                       -Communist Party

The President's analysis of world situation
           -Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain
     -USSR
     -Asia
           -Japan
     -Future of the world
           -American foreign relations
                 -Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan
                       -US role
                       -Importance
                 -Communist countries
                 -Chad

World problems
    -The President’s view
    -William P. Rogers
          -Previous meeting with Moro
               -UN
                     -Possible expulsions
                          -The President’s view
                                -Possible effect
                     -US congress
                          -Implications

Italian foreign policy
      -Moro’s view
      -European community participation
            -Relations with the US
      -UN
            -People's Republic of China [PRC]
                  -US initiative
                  -US position
                  -Italy's position
                        -Domestic situation
      -US diplomacy
            -The President’s view
            -Kissinger
                  -Comments

Italian-American relations
      -Moro’s view
          -Ambassador exchanges

Taiwan-PRC relations
    -The President's reply
                 -Kissinger
          -UN
                 -USSR example
                     -Representation
          -PRC
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