Conversation: 280-018
Prev: 280-017 Next: 280-019Start Date: Thursday, September 23, 1971 6:20 PM
End Date: Thursday, September 23, 1971 6:42 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:20:18
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:36:17
NARA Description:
On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 280-18
Date: September 23, 1971
Time: 2:20 pm - 2:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
The People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Announcement of Kissinger's Trip
-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-Date
-Dates of the President's trip to the PRC
-Press conferences
-Earlier dates
-PRC’s position
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:20 pm.
The President's schedule book
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:25 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 280-18 (cont.)
The PRC
-Announcement of Kissinger’s trip
-Time
-Domestic situation
-Chou En-lai
-Position
-Message from the PRC
-Communique
-Formosa [Republic of China]
-July 15, 1971 statement
-Proposals
-United Nations [UN]
-Tactics
-Debate over admission of the PRC
-PRC press
-Issues to be discussed
-Kissinger's meeting with PRC officials
-Arrangement of dates
-Alternate Dates
-Agenda
-Statement
-Outline of Communique
-Trade
Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 2:25 pm.
The President's schedule
-Detroit Economic Club question and answer session, September 23, 1971
Butterfield left at 2:27 pm.
The PRC
-Kissinger's role in initiative
-Press conference
-Protocol for the President's visit
-Announcement of Kissinger's visit
-Date
-Soviets
-Questions
-Background
-Ronald L. Ziegler's role
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 280-18 (cont.)
-Handling of announcement
-Time of press conference
-Questions
-Press conference
-Announcement of Kissinger's PRC visit
-Soviet Union
-Relations
-Information on the President's trip to the PRC
-Date of Kissinger's Trip to the PRC
-Ziegler's Statement [?]
-State Department
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Kissinger's visit to the PRC
-Handling of meeting
-Congressional staff
-The President's schedule and news events
-Anchorage, Alaska trip
-Andrei A. Gromyko
-Signing of Accidental War Agreement
-Kissinger's trip
-Press conference
-Soviet Summit
-Soviets
-Previous PRC trip
-Reaction
-Chou En-lai
-Relations with the Soviet Union
Foreign economic policy
-John B. Connally
-Return from trip
-Connally
The PRC
-Trip
Butterfield entered at 2:34 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 280-18 (cont.)
Item
-Book
-Placement
-Book
-Detroit Economic Club statement
-Changes
Foreign policy
-Soviets' reaction to announcements
-Announcements
-Details
Placement of item
Butterfield left at 2:36 pm.
Kissinger's previous meeting with unknown man
-The President's decisions
-William Moyers
-William P. Rogers
Foreign relations
-PRC announcement
-Advance notice
-Japan
-Announcement
-Soviet Union
-Japan
-Time
-Press conference
-Exact date
-Arrangements for the President's visit
-President’s group
-Reactions
The President's Detroit appearance
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 280-18 (cont.)
Kissinger's schedule
-Los Angeles
Kissinger left at 2:42 pm.