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On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Kurt Waldheim, William P. Rogers, George H. W. Bush, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 653-008 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Meeting with Kurt Waldheim - Kissinger's schedule - William L. Safire - Length Waldheim, William P. Rogers, George H. W. Bush, and Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr. entered at 11:05 am; the White House photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting. Introductions Seating arrangements The President's previous meeting with Waldheim in 1956 [Photograph session -[General conversation] Introductions - John Shannon [sp?] Shannon [sp?] - N ew York Times - Los Angeles Times - United Nations [UN] bureau - Wife - Background - Visits to Bush UN - US support - Rogers's conversation with Waldheim - US political problems - Foreign aid issue - Non- Peacekeeping functions - Peacekeeping functions - Financial concerns An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 11:05 am. Refreshment The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:21 am. Waldhein's gratitude for meeting UN - Relations with US - Newspaper stories - World confidence - US - Newspapers - Austria - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Future crises - Influence of member nations - US - PRC - Soviet Union - World confidence - US public - Financial concerns - World confidence - Importance - The President's foreign policy - PRC - India- Pakistan War - UN vote - UN role - Security Council - Financial concerns - Payment of US dues - Timing - US internal concerns - Installments Kissinger left at 11:21 am. - Peacekeeping debts - Soviet union - France - Contributions from various countries - Committee of fifteen - Budget cuts - Streamlining the secretariat - Peacekeeping - India- Pakistan relations - US policy - Robert S. McNamara's and Pierre- Paul Schweitzer - Conversations with Waldheim - McNamara's and Schweitzer's schedules - Bangladesh - Recognition - Humanitarian relief - US support - US support - Contributions - Use of veto - Public opinion - Role - Differences between great powers - National interests - Prevention of confrontations - Publicity - Failures - Compared to successes - Henry C. Lodge's statement - Middle East - Africa - Waldheim's role - Challenge - US support - Finances - Rogers - The President - US ambassadors - Congress - Speeches - PRC membership - Effect - Expansion and divisiveness - Soviet Union - US - Neutrality - Great powers - US relations vis-à- Vis Soviet Union and PRC - Broker role PRC membership - Effect - U Thant - US view - Departure - Waldheim - Role - Leadership - US and international support - Speeches - Compared with Thant - Television - Visibility - Soviet Union and PRC reaction - US reaction - Rhodesia - Financial concerns - US fiscal problems - July 1972 payment - Waldheim - Leadership - Fairness - Relations with US - International relations - Compared with Thant - Pubic relations - Changes made - Bureaucracy - Finances - Relations with Bush - Tour of UN building - Edicts on streamlining - Television speeches - Effect in congress - View of the President's comments - Leadership - Criticisms - Press - Talks with Bush - Edicts - Possible meetings in other countries - Compared with US cabinet meetings across US - Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago - Impact - New York City identification as headquarters - Organization of African Unity [OAU], Geneva and Japan - World racial make- Up - Security Council - Addis Ababa - New York Times criticism - Olympic games - Competition for site - Prestige - Munich - Compared with US cities' competition for political conventions - Possible effects - Paris - Expense - Need for businesslike approach - Expense - View of American public - Publicity of achievements - General assembly - Compared with Olympics - Dag Hammerskjold - Travel - India- Pakistan relations - Refugee aid - Publicity - US aid - Amount - Waldheim - Announcement - Opening ceremony - Secretariat - Middle East - Gunnar Jarring's work - President Leopold S. Senghor of Senegal - President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania - Presidency of OAU - Group of Ten - Senghor's request - Daddah - Possible trip to Washington, DC - Rogers - African concerns - Prestige - Report - Jarring - UN ambassador's request - Rogers plan - Need to contact African heads of state - Rogers's responsibility - Truce - Peace talks - Daddah - The President's and Rogers's schedule - Jarring - Africa - Rogers - Israel - Flexibility - Egypt - Prime Minister Aziz Sidky's speech - Youth problems - Anwar el- Sadat's actions - Riots at University of Cairo - Sidky - Expertise in domestic issues, economy - Education - Harvard University, University of Oregon - Military preparations - Economy - Possible war - Soviet Union - India- Pakistan War - Egypt - Restraint - Sadat - UN action - Domestic pressure - Egypt - Note - Negotiations - Negotiations - Possible US help - Bush - Confidence of the President and Rogers - Background - Liaison position - Discretion - The President and Rogers - US relationship with Waldheim - Balance between proximity and distance - Waldheim - Difficulty of position - Image - Compared with Thant - Importance - Bush - Leaks - Jack N. Anderson papers - Concern of world - Bush and Rogers - US support - Hope for success - India- Pakistan relations Elizabeth (Ritschel) Waldheim - Thelma C. ("Pat") Nixon - Unknown Ambassador to Africa - Location - Blair House - Tours Waldheim, et al. left at 11:53 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Waldheim, Kurt; Rogers, William P.; Bush, George H. W.; Mosbacher, Emil, Jr. (Bus); White House photographer; [Unknown person(s)].