Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-006
Nixon, Shazar & Rabin on U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East peace process
Friday, January 5, 1973 · 2:04 PM–2:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Israeli President S. Zalman Shazar and Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin to reaffirm the strength of U.S.-Israel relations and discuss regional stability. The conversation covered shared concerns regarding terrorism, the pursuit of peace with neighboring Arab states, and the importance of a united Jerusalem. The participants also touched upon U.S. efforts regarding Soviet emigration and preparations for an upcoming February 1973 meeting with Prime Minister Golda Meir.
- U.S.-Israel relations
- Middle East peace process
- Terrorism
- Jerusalem
- Soviet emigration
- Golda Meir
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NARA Description
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, S. Zalman Shazar, Yitzhak Rabin, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 834-6
Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 2:04 pm - 2:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with S. Zalman Shazar, Yitzhak Rabin and Col. Richard T. Kennedy; the
White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Introductions
-S. Zalman Shazar
-Yitzhak Rabin
Meeting in March 1971
US aid to Israel
-Appreciation
1972 election
-Israeli feelings
-Meaning for Jews
Terrorism
United Jerusalem
-Peace
Israeli goals
-United Jerusalem
-Meaning for Jews
-Peace with neighbors
-Help of US
Shazar's trip to Harry S. Truman memorial
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Conversation No. 834-6 (cont’d)
Emigration
-US work with Soviets
Terrorism
-US reaction
-United Nations
-Resolution
Relations between Israel and US
-Rights of both sides
-US support for Israel
-The President's meeting with Golda Meir
-February 1973
-Shazar's friendship with Meir
-Length
-Future relations
US-Israel relations during next 4 years
-King Hussein of Jordan
-Peaceful settlement
-Next visit to Washington
Cabinet Room
The President, Shazar, et al., left at 2:19 pm.Also recorded on January 5, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 834-006, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/834-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).