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On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-009 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with William P. Rogers; the recording begins while the conversation is in progress. Foreign policy - Germany - Russians - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Chinese reaction - Rogers' luncheon speech - Chinese scientists visiting the US - Western European scientists - Egyptian doctors in antiquity - Egypt - Pyramids - Temples - Egyptian civilization - Egyptian people - Anwar el- Sadat - Egypt's relationship to the US President's schedule - Scientists - International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium [INTELSAT] Rogers schedule - Haircut ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations mm/dd/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Privacy] [503-009- W002] [Duration: 28s] William P. Rogers's schedule - Haircut - George P. Shultz's son - The President's opinion - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman's son - An anecdote regarding H. R. (‘Bob") Haldeman's reaction to long hair [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-025. Segment declassified on 04/12/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [503-009- W004] [Duration: 58s] Canada - Pierre E. Trudeau - The President's opinion - Canadians - President's instructions for the Department of State [DOS] - Pierre E. Trudeau - The President's opinion - Unknown comment Pierre E. Trudeau made Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - Internal problems PRC - Development of US- PRC relations - United Nations [UN] issue - US- Soviet Union relations - US's dealings with PRC - Soviets - Visits by US officials - Maurice H. Stans - David M. Kennedy - Handling - Soviet Union - Rogers' speech [May 21, 1971?] - President speech to Red Cross [May 20, 1971?] - President's meeting with a Chinese teacher - Brotherhood -1981 - Open Travel to PRC, Soviet Union - Brotherhood Soviet Union - Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson's views on how to deal with the Russians - Tass' [?] attack on US imperialism - PRC - US foreign policy - Handling - President's message of January 8th to Aleksei N. Kosygin, Leonid I. Brezhnev Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 11:29 am. President's schedule Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:41 am. Soviet Union - Party Congress - Laos - PRC initiative - Middle East The Middle East - Rogers' role in Middle East settlement - President's instructions to Rogers - Jews - Role for the President in reaching a settlement - Jews - Richard Bolling - Pacificists - Quakers - US elections - Democrats - Bolling [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-025. Segment declassified on 04/12/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [503-009- W005] [Duration: 29s] Israel - Yitzhak Rabin - Relations with US - Future of his job - The President's opinion - Yitzhak Rabin and Moshe Dayan - Golda Meir - William P. Rogers's preference to replace her Egypt - Anwar el- Sadat's respect for Moshe Dayan - The President's preference for a military man - Anwar el- Sadat Science Youth - Zero growth rate The President and Rogers left at approximately 11:41 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Butterfield, Alexander P.