Conversation: 603-004
Prev: 603-003 Next: 603-005Start Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1971 4:53 PM
End Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1971 5:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:08:06
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:23:27
NARA Description:
On October 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 603-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 603-4
Date: October 27, 1971
Time: 12:53 pm - 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Media reaction to Ziegler's previous press briefing
-Administration response to United Nations [UN] action on Taiwan, Republic of
China
-United Press International [UPI]
-Associated Press [AP]
-Delegate responses
-William P. Rogers previous statement
-Question of US funding for UN
-Congress
-The President's position
-Ziegler’s comments
-Foreign aid
-UN delegates behavior and votes
-Ziegler’s comments
-Peter Lisagor
-UN
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 603-4 (cont.)
-Rogers's previous statement
-Congress
-Lisagor
-Television report of vote
-Effect
-Football game
-Detroit Lions
-News reports
-American public opinion
-Taiwan
-Ziegler’s view
-The President's People's Republic of China [PRC] initiative
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Conservatives
-Supreme Court appointments
-John Birch Society
-Support for the President’s policies
-Public relations
-Effect of Ziegler’s statement
-US funding for UN
-Relationship with the President's forthcoming PRC trip
-Henry A. Kissinger forthcoming briefing
-Lisagor
-Rogers
The President's trip to PRC
-Participants
-Lisagor
-The President’s handling
-James B. (“Scotty”) Reston
-Wire services
-Television
-New York Times
-Robert B. Semple, Jr.
-Max Frankel
Ziegler left at 1:10 pm.
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Tape Subject Log
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