Conversation: 076-004
Prev: 076-002 Next: 076-006Start Date: Monday, September 20, 1971 7:01 PM
End Date: Monday, September 20, 1971 8:40 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); National Security Council; Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Rogers, William P.; Laird, Melvin R.; Connally, John B.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Mitchell, John N.; Helms, Richard M.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Packard, David; Irwin, John N., II; Kissinger, Henry A.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Holdridge, John H.; [Name withdrawn]Recording Device: Cabinet Room
NARA Description:
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, David Packard, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Col. Richard T. Kennedy, John H. Holdridge, and [Name withdrawn], met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:01 pm to 4:40 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 76-4
Date: September 20, 1971
Time: 3:01 pm - 4:40 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird,
John B. Connally, General George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Admiral
Thomas H. Moorer, David Packard, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, General Alexander
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M. Haig, Jr., Colonel Richard T. Kennedy, John H. Holdridge, and [Name withdrawn]
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 12m 43s ]
VIETNAM
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[To listen to the segment (43m17s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-556, E-
557.]
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-Focus on issue
-Detroit News
-Possible demonstrators
-Report, President of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
-Thursday demonstration
-Detroit
-Vietnam
-Response
-Possible speech by Rogers at the United Nations
-Scheduled fall demonstrations
-Congressional views
-Caucuses
-Democrats and Republicans
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Amendment
-Congressional action
-Military procurement bill
-Amendments
-Foreign Assistance Act
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-Senate
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US foreign policy
The President left at 4:40 pm
[To listen to the segment (31m46s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-557.]
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Agnew, et al, left at an unknown time before 5:02 pm