Secret White House Tapes

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594–5
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • William P. Rogers
  • Robert H. Finch
  • White House photographer
October 18, 1971
Conversation No. 594-5
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-4 (cont.)


Date: October 18, 1971
Time: 12:01 pm - 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William P. Rogers and Robert H. Finch.
[Press photographers and White House photographers were present at the beginning of this
meeting]

Salutations

The President's schedule
-Fort Detrick
-Cancer initiative

Baseball
-World Series
-Tony Kubek
-Attendance

Rogers

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:01 pm.

The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:20 pm.

Finch's schedule
-Mexico

Bull returned with photographers at an unknown time after 12:01 pm.

Bull and photographers left at an unknown time before 12:20 pm.

Finch
-Rogers
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Mrs. Nixon's forthcoming trip to Africa
-William R. Tolbert, Jr.
-Visit to Liberia
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-5 (cont.)


-Tolbert and the president
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Mrs. Nixon
-Possible visit to other African countries
-Nigeria
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Ghana
-Mrs. Nixon’s previous visit
-Timing of announcement
-Graham
-Nigeria
-Possible itinerary
-Possible events

Finch’s forthcoming trip
-Length
-Mexico
-Argentina
-Ecuador
-Brazil
-Panama
-Peru
-Argentina
-Ecuador
-Fishing
-Venezuela
-Columbia
-Bogota
-Meetings
-Organization of American States [OAS]
-Tourism
-Highways
-Quito
-The President's experience
-Panama
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Henry A. Kissinger
-International Highway Association
-Commerce
-Department of Transportation
-Size of delegation
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-5 (cont.)


-State
-Companies
-Freestone, Del Monte
-Technical assistance
-Disease
-Pan American health organization
-Surgeon general
-Argentina

Demographics
-Cabinet Committee on Spanish-Speaking [CCOSS] population
-Chicago, New York
-Gerrymandering
-Illegal aliens
-California
-Otis Chandler
-Pay scales
-Romano A. Banuelos
-Philip V. Sanchez
-Chandler

Hispanic Americans
-Democrats
-Support for the President


Finch's forthcoming trip to Latin America
-Expectations
-Class structure
-Future American plans toward Latin America
-Finch’s status as the President's personal representative

Imelda Marcos
-Schedule
-Ferdinand E. Marcos
-Relatives
-Business deal

Finch left at 12:20 pm.

US foreign relations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-5 (cont.)


-Controversy
-Adam Malik
-Kissinger
-Conservatives
-Meeting
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-White House position
-George H. W. Bush
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Bush
-Speech, October 18, 1971
-Chou En-Lai

Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:20 pm.

The President's schedule

Photograph
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:35 pm.

US foreign relations
-Rogers's schedule
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] meeting
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Kissinger
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-European security conference
-Rogers’ role
-Scheduling
-Press
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-Campaign
-Television
-Iceland
-Compared with Kissinger for PRC
-Kissinger's PRC trip
-Discussions
-USSR trip
-Press
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-5 (cont.)


-Ziegler
-Numbers involved
-PRC trip


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-Communications
-Press
-Size of official party
-Secretaries
-Compared with trip to USSR
-Alfred Les. Jenkins
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Television personnel
-Wire services
-News magazines
-New York Times
-Washington Post
-Television
-USSR trip
-Press
-Chinese
-SALT
-Middle East
-Trade
-Salt
-European security agreement
-Rogers
-Andrei A. Gromyko
-PRC
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 594-5 (cont.)


-Middle East
-Salt
-Press
-Kissinger
-PRC trip
-Scheduling
-Statement
-Ziegler

Bush's forthcoming speech

Rogers left at 12:35 pm.
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