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On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-018 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. The People's Republic of China [PRC] - Announcement of Kissinger's Trip - Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters - Date - Dates of the President's trip to the PRC - Press conferences - Earlier dates - PRC's position Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:20 pm. The President's schedule book Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:25 pm. The PRC - Announcement of Kissinger's trip - Time - Domestic situation - Chou En- Lai - Position - Message from the PRC - Communique - Formosa [Republic of China] - July 15, 1971 statement - Proposals - United Nations [UN] - Tactics - Debate over admission of the PRC - PRC press - Issues to be discussed - Kissinger's meeting with PRC officials - Arrangement of dates - Alternate Dates - Agenda - Statement - Outline of Communique - Trade Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 2:25 pm. The President's schedule - Detroit Economic Club question and answer session, September 23, 1971 Butterfield left at 2:27 pm. The PRC - Kissinger's role in initiative - Press conference - Protocol for the President's visit - Announcement of Kissinger's visit - Date - Soviets - Questions - Background - Ronald L. Ziegler's role - Handling of announcement - Time of press conference - Questions - Press conference - Announcement of Kissinger's PRC visit - Soviet Union - Relations - Information on the President's trip to the PRC - Date of Kissinger's Trip to the PRC - Ziegler's Statement [?] - State Department - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman - Kissinger's visit to the PRC - Handling of meeting - Congressional staff - The President's schedule and news events - Anchorage, Alaska trip - Andrei A. Gromyko - Signing of Accidental War Agreement - Kissinger's trip - Press conference - Soviet Summit - Soviets - Previous PRC trip - Reaction - Chou En- Lai - Relations with the Soviet Union Foreign economic policy - John B. Connally - Return from trip - Connally The PRC - Trip Butterfield entered at 2:34 pm. Item - Book - Placement - Book - Detroit Economic Club statement - Changes Foreign policy - Soviets' reaction to announcements - Announcements - Details Placement of item Butterfield left at 2:36 pm. Kissinger's previous meeting with unknown man - The President's decisions - William Moyers - William P. Rogers Foreign relations - PRC announcement - Advance notice - Japan - Announcement - Soviet Union - Japan - Time - Press conference - Exact date - Arrangements for the President's visit - President's group - Reactions The President's Detroit appearance Kissinger's schedule - Los Angeles Kissinger left at 2:42 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.