On September 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 581-006 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with William P. Rogers and Henry A. Kissinger. The President's schedule Souvanna Phouma Rogers's schedule - Lunch with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin - New York United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan - Timing of Kissinger's trip to People's Republic of China [PRC] - Possible Chinese action - Internal political situation in the PRC - Kissinger's trip to the PRC - Timing - UN vote - Result - Threats by us conservatives - Japan - Australia - New Zealand - Kissinger's trip to the PRC - Status - UN vote - State Department official - Announcement - Status, options - PRC - Possible action BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-031. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(6) on 05/17/2019. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [581-006- W001] [Duration: 11s] FOREIGN AFFAIRS END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 - US political/domestic situation - George H.W. Bush's efforts - UN - The President's meeting with Bush, morning of September 30, 1971 - PRC trip and UN vote - Timing of trip and UN vote - Gromyko's trip to the US - Timing - Gromyko's previous visit to the US - Announcement of Soviet Union summit - PRC trip - Delay - Timing with UN vote - Possible implications - Status of trip to the PRC - Timing - Gromyko's previous trip to the US - Effect of announcement of Kissinger's trip to the PRC compared to actual trip to the PRC - Timing with UN vote [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 02/27/2020.] [Unintelligible] [581-006- W003] [Duration: 5s] United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan - Announcement of trip - Travel to People's Republic of China [PRC] - Compared to being in People's Republic of China [PRC] - Cause for concern United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan - Announcement of trip - Ronald l. Ziegler - Regular briefing - Details of trip - Kissinger, Dwight L. Chapin - Preparation for forthcoming trip by the President - Date of vote - UN debate - Date - Announcement of trip - Announcement of trip - Date - US- Soviet Union relations - Meeting with Dobrynin - PRC - Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters - Announcement of Soviet trip - Date - Potential situation - Dates - The PRC - US position [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-031. Segment declassified on 05/17/2019. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [581-006- W002] [Duration: 4s] United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan - People's Republic of China [PRC] - US position - People's Republic of China [PRC] relationship with US United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan - People's Republic of China [PRC] - US position - Perceptions - Date of PRC trip - US dealings with the Chinese - Announcement of trip - Kissinger's PRC trip compared to the President's PRC trip - Time interval Rogers's schedule - Dobrynin - Gromyko - The President's conversation with Gromyko - Issues - PRC - Middle East - Brezhnev Rogers's forthcoming meeting with Gromyko - US- Soviet Union relationship in the Middle East - Rogers's conversation with soviets - Egypt and US relations - Israel and US relations - US position - Soviet Union's view of Middle East relations - Conference on European security and cooperation - Handling by Rogers - Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] - The president's conversation with Gromyko - SALT and Europe - Wording of the President's statement - Rogers's discussions with the Soviets - The President's conversation with Gromyko Rogers left at 12:36 pm. US foreign policy - Announcement of PRC trip - Congressional action in the US - Josip Broz Tito's trip to the US - Announcement of PRC trip - Timing - Rogers - Date of announcement - Kissinger's PRC trip - Timing - Rogers's analysis - Vote in UN - Timing of Kissinger's presence in the PRC - Rogers - Analysis - US position - Public appearance - US communications with the PRC - Announcement - Gromyko's visit to the US - Dates of trip and announcement - UN debate and vote - Previous years' schedule - Kissinger's presence in the PRC - Possible speech by Bush - Haig's trip to Vietnam - Kissinger's meeting with traveling members - Results of trip - Domestic situation - Nguyen Van Thieu - Samuel David Berger - Tran Kiem - Ellsworth F. Bunker - Charles Whitehouse - Kissinger's trip to the PRC - Rogers's analysis - Dates of communication with PRC - Schedule - Tito visit - Trip by Kissinger - Georges J.R. Pompidou Kissinger left at 12:45 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Kissinger, Henry A.
- Part of White House Tapes: Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations of the Nixon Administration, Oval Office Sound Recordings