Conversation: 742-013
Prev: 742-012 Next: 742-014Start Date: Monday, June 26, 1972 3:31 PM
End Date: Monday, June 26, 1972 4:08 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Flanigan, Peter M.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.; Shultz, George P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:54:41
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:30:08
NARA Description:
On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 12:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 742-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 742-13
Date: June 26, 1972
Time: 11:31 am - 12:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Peter M. Flanigan.
Flanigan's previous trip to Europe
-Anthony P.L. Barber
-Flanigan’s and the President’s view
-Relationship with Edward R.G. Heath
-European Economic Community [EEC]
-US-British relationship
-Romania
Spain ambassorship
-Wiley Buchanan
-Horatio Rivero
-Problems with EEC
-Trade preferences
-Possible US action
-Shoes
-Attributes for ambassador
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-Knowledge of Spanish military
-Gen. Francisco Franco
-Spanish language
-Rivera
-Qualifications
-Henry Cabot Lodge
Ambassadorships
-Buchanan
-The President’s view
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:30 am.
Bull’s pager
-Alexander P. Butterfield
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:42 am.
Ambassadors
-Luxembourg
-Role in policy formulation
-The President’s view
-Denmark
-Buchanan
-Fred J. Russell
Council on International Economic Policy (CIEP)
-Organization structure
-John B. Connally
-George P. Shultz
-Size
-George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, Melvin R. Laird, David M. Kennedy
-Shultz, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Herbert
Stein
-Meetings with the President
-The President’s view
-Rogers
-Robert S. McNamara
-World Bank loans
-India
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-Iraq
-Appointment
-Rogers
-Role
-Department of State
-Attitude
-McNamara's appointment
-Iraq loan
-Kissinger, Connally
-Vietnam
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 11:30 and
11:42 am.
[Conversation No. 742-13A]
[See Conversation No. 26-7]
[End of telephone conversation]
Kissinger entered at 11:42 am.
CIEP
-Connally
-Roy L. Ash Council
-Size
-Problems
-Volpe, Laird, Kennedy
-Flanigan’s suggestion
-Executive committee
-Executive committee
-Rogers's role
-Preparation
-Connally
-McNamara's role
-Loan to Iraq
-Instructions for Shultz
-Loans
-Iraq loan
-Iran's role
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-McNamara's role
-The President’s view
-Katharine L. Graham
-Chile and India loans
-Instructions for Shultz
-Chile and India loans
-Expropriation
The President talked with Shultz between 11:45 am and 11:47 am.
[Conversation No. 742-13B]
[See Conversation No. 26-8]
[End of telephone conversation]
Food prices
-Roles of Connally and Shultz
The President's conversation with Shultz
-State Department
-CIEP
Relations with EEC
-CIEP executive committee meeting
-US policy
-Trade preferences
-Spain
-Rivero
-The President’s view
-Franco relationship
-Lodge
-Charles W. Colson's views
-Rivero
-The President’s decision
Future trade legislation
-Effect on tax legislation
Soviet Union
-Peterson's forthcoming trip
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-Future deal
-Negotiations
-Flanigan’s view
-Schedule
-Instructions from the President, Kissinger
-Terms of deal
-Negotiating strategy
Kissinger left at 11:54 am.
Ambassadors
-EEC
-J. Robert Schaetzel
-Joseph A. Greenwald
-Organization for Economic and Cooperation Development [OECD]
-Flanigan’s views
-Iceland
-Vacancies
-State Department
-Career diplomats
-Iceland
-Importance
-V. John Krehbiel
-Senate confirmation
-Congressional approval
-Strategy
-Career and political appointees
-MacGregor
-Spain
-Rivero
-Holland
-Kingdon Gould, Jr.
-J. William Middendorf, II
-Ruth L. Farkas
-Luxembourg
-Pakistan
-Robert G. Neumann
-Afghanistan
-Rogers
-Political orientation
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-William B. Macomber, Jr.
-Career diplomat
-Hermann F. Eilts
-The President’s view
-Malagasy Republic
-Joseph A. Mendenhall
-Anthony D. Marshall
-Pakistan
-Requirements for Position
-Macomber
-Role in State Department
-Mendenhall
-Panama
-Frank T. Bow
-Pakistan
-George W. Landau
-Robert B. Anderson
-Fred J. Borch
-The President’s view
-Length of stay
-Hoyt Amidon
-George Champion
-Canada
-Bangladesh
-Landau
-Kissinger’s view
-The President’s view
-Vacancies
-Australia
-Denmark
-Italy
-Jamaica
-New Zealand
-Spain
-Sweden
-Poland
-Portugal
-OECD
-Poland
-Walter J. Stoessel, Jr.
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-Martin J. Hillenbrand
-Stoessel
-Contributors
-Pakistan
-Borch
-Japan
-Robert S. Ingersoll
-France
-US embassy building
-Flanigan’s view
-Arthur K. Watson
Press attacks on the President
-International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-G. Harrold Carswell
-Watergate bugging incident
-Gen. John D. Lavelle
-Watergate break-in
-Reasons
-White House role
-John N. Mitchell's role
-Joseph C. Kraft
Foreign economic policy makers
-Peterson
-Shultz
-CIEP executive committee meeting
The President left and H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at an unknown time before 12:08 pm.
Ambassadorial appointments
-Senate confirmation
-Rogers
-Timing
Flanigan left at 12:08 pm.
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