Conversation: 768-005
Prev: 768-004 Next: 768-006Start Date: Monday, August 14, 1972 2:42 PM
End Date: Monday, August 14, 1972 3:09 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eberle, William D.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House photographerRecording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, William D. Eberle, Peter M. Flanigan, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 11:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 768-5
Date: August 14, 1972
Time: 10:42 am - 11:09 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with William D. Eberle, Peter M. Flanigan, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.;
members of the press and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the
meeting.
Greetings
Photograph
Eberle’s previous visit to Japan
-Kakuei Tanaka’s message for the President
[Photograph session]
Eberle’s previous visit to Japan
-Golf
-Hakone, Japan
-Unknown hotel
-Negotiating team
-Tanaka’s nonparticipation in golf
-Tanaka’s other activities
Tanaka
-Youth
-Political future
US-Japan trade relations
-Trade imbalance
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-Possible reduction
-The President’s forthcoming meeting with Tanaka
-Time frame of Japanese fiscal year
-Possible trade pact
-Japanese distribution system
-Japanese Foreign Office
-The President’s forthcoming meeting with Tanaka
-Tanaka
-Political situation
-Agricultural purchases
-Australia
-Canada
-Uranium
-Japanese political situation
-Masayoshi Ohira and Tanaka
-Forthcoming session of the Japanese Diet
-Tanaka’s cabinet
-Yasuhiro Nakasone
-Unknown representative of Takeo
Fukuda political faction
-Minister of Communications
-Equivalent of Chairman of Council of Economic
Advisors [CEA]
-Fukuda
-Political activity
-The President’s previous meeting with Fukuda
-San Clemente
-Eisaku Sato
-Power in Diet
-Tanaka
-Nakasone
-The President’s forthcoming meeting with Tanaka
-Hawaii
-Trade imbalances
-Short term purchases
-Special purchases
-Japanese proposal
-Uranium enrichment plant
-Joint US-Japan ownership
-Eberle’s view
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
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-Japanese foreign office
-Eberle
-The President’s view
-Correspondence from Japanese housewives
-Agreement with US desire to lower prices in Japan
-Eberle’s work with Flanigan and Henry A. Kissinger
-Arrival of Japanese uranium team
Haig and Flanigan left at 10:55 am.
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[Duration: 4m 20s ]
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Senate
-Frank F. Church
-Speeches on Latin America
-Church amendment
-1972 election
-Idaho
-Church
-Prospects in 1974
-Opposition to the Administration
-Eberle’s possible candidacy
-Republicans
-Charles H. Percy
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-James L. Buckley
-Need for moderates
-Church
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[Duration: 7m 42s ]
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Eberle left at 11:09 am.