Conversation: 895-013
Prev: 895-012 Next: 895-014Start Date: Friday, April 13, 1973 4:08 PM
End Date: Friday, April 13, 1973 4:18 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kimura, Morie; Kaneko, Masanou; Tomono, Taketo; Ogiyama, Yoshio; Kakehashi, Kumashi; Kodama, Masao; Ogowa, Masakichi; Schneider, Richard L.; Crihfield, Brevard; Kissinger, Henry A.; Nichimura, Ichiro; Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.)Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Morie Kimura, Masanou Kaneko, Taketo Tomono, Yoshio Ogiyama, Kumashi Kakehashi, Masao Kodama, Masakichi Ogowa, Richard L. Schneider, Brevard Crihfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Ichiro Nichimura, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 895-13
Date: April 13, 1973
Time: 11:08 - 11:18 a.m.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Governors Morie Kimura, Masanou Kaneko, and Taketo Tomono, Vice
Governors Yoshio Ogiyama and Kumashi Kakehashi, Masao Kodama, Masakichi Ogowa,
Richard L. Schneider, Brevard Crihfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Ichiro Nichimura, and Gen. Brent
G. Scowcroft.
Introductions and greetings
Exchange visits
-US Governors’ visit to Japan
-Value
-US – Japan relations
-Priority for all levels
-President
-Japan’s Prime Minister
-Governor of states
-Cabinet officers
-Governors
-Closeness to populace
-Kakuei Tanaka
-Gift
-Snow
Japan
-US assistance
-26-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. April-2011)
Conversation No. 895-13 (cont’d)
-Building standards [?]
-Farmers
-Visit to Wisconsin by Japanese Governors
-Amount of hectometers [?]
-Compared to Japanesse farmers
-Current problems
-Resolution
-Japan’s progress
-Balance of payments
-Current concerns
-Ties with US
-Visits
-Economic competition with US
-Will of Japanese people
-US - Japan relations
-Friendship
Photo opportunity
-Rose Garden
-Crap apple trees
-Japanese flower and garden cultivation
The President, et. al., left at 11:18 am.