Conversation: 285-036
Prev: 285-035 Next: 285-037Start Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 6:50 PM
End Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 7:05 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:34:34
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:46:40
NARA Description:
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 285-036 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Vietnam -Forthcoming announcement -Peace statements -US ground forces involvement -Troop strength -Bombing -People's Republic of China [PRC] -Kissinger's schedule -Timing of Vietnam announcement -North Vietnam -Clark MacGregor -Bombing announcement -Troop levels -PRC trip -Possible effect on North Vietnam -New York Times Berlin Agreement -Publicity -West Germany -Status Media -New York Times Page | 37 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Time and Newsweek -McGeorge Bundy PRC Kissinger's schedule -Meeting with European businessmen -Kissinger's conversation with [Forename unknown] Rubinstein -Hedley W. Donovan European Summit -Possible location -Official dinner arrangements -Georges J.R. Pompidou -The President -Kennedy Center -White House -Kissinger’s role -British, French, Germans, Italians -PRC initiative -World monetary situation -Views of unknown prime minister -The President's schedule Chilean Embassy special function -Michael J. Mansfield Vietnam -Mansfield amendment -Washington Post Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -North Vietnamese ************************************************************************** [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-2012-004. Segment declassified on 06/23/2016. Archivist: DR] Page | 38 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 [National Security] [285-036-w003] [Duration: 49s] Message from Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan -Possible attack by India -Chou En-lai -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Message from Henry A. Kissinger, October 4, 1971 ************************************************************************** -Letters from the President -Nicaragua Unidentified Australian -Proposed meeting -Timing Kissinger left at 3:05 pm.