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On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and the Board of Trustees of the Council of the Americas, including Charles F. Barber, William E. Barlow, Jose Rafael Bejarano, Fletcher L. Byrom, John W. Clark, Donald M. Cox, Jose de Cubas, Alphonse DeRosso, John Diebold, John Duncan, Lewis W. Foy, John F. Gallagher, Gen. James M. Gavin, Henry R. Gyelin, Maurice F. Granville, A. S. Hart, William M. Hickey, Donald McI. Kendall, James R. Kennedy, Fritz G. Lindley, George J. Clark, Thomas D. Lumpkin, Augustine R. Marusi, Michael Miller, Frank R. Milliken, Michael W. Percopo, J. D. Ritchie, David Rockefeller, Rodman Rockefeller, J. Donald Rollins, Harvey L. Schwartz, Daniel Seymour, A. Thomas Taylor, Charles J. Zwick, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, William J. Jorden, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 12:31 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-007 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with William P. Rogers, Charles F. Barber, William E. Barlow, Jose Rafael Bejarano, Fletcher L. Byrom, John W. Clark, Donald M. Cox, Jose de Cubas, Alphonse DeRosso, John Diebold, John Duncan, Lewis W. Foy, John F. Gallagher, General James M. Gavin, Henry R. Geyelin, Maurice F. Granville, A. S. Hart, William M. Hickey, Donald McI. Kendall, James R. Kennedy, Fritz G. Lindley, George J. Clark, Thomas D. Lumpkin, Augustine R. Marusi, Michael Miller, Frank R. Milliken, Michael W. Percopo, J. D. Ritchie, David Rockefeller, Rodman Rockefeller, J. Donald Rollins, Harvey L. Schwartz, Daniel Seymour, A. Thomas Taylor, Charles J. Zwick, General Brent G. Scowcroft, and William J. Jorden; the White House photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting Greetings William P. Rogers - Previous trip to Latin America - Forthcoming testimony before Congress, June 7, 1973 - Briefing [This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.] [National Security] [121-007- W001] [Duration: 53m 40s] Previous trip to Latin America - Purpose - Outcome - Meetings with leaders - Salvador Allende Gossens - Hector Jose Campora - Mexico - Luis Echeverria Alvarez - Trip to Soviet Union - Trip to People's Republic of China - Managua - Devastation - Venezuela - Attitudes toward US - Requirements for US ambassador - Mexico - Colombia - Relations with US - Peru - Type of government - William P. Rogers's meetings - Juan Velasco Alvarado - Edgardo Mercado Jarrin - Brazil - Relations with US - Emilio Medici Garrastazu - Argentina - William P. Rogers's meeting with Hector Jose Campora - Hector Jose Campora's policies - Juan D. Peron - Eva Peron [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-015. Segment declassified on 01/10/2018. Archivist: MAS] [National Security] [124-007- W001] [Duration: 11s] Previous trip to Latin America - Argentina - Hector Jose Campora's policies - Eva Peron - Death of Eva Peron Previous trip to Latin America - Argentina - Hector Jose Campora's policies - Cabinet members - Jamaica - Views regarding US presence in Caribbean - Discussions regarding expropriation - Efficacy of expropriation - Venezuela The President's possible trip to Latin America Watergate - Latin Americans' concern William P. Rogers's schedule William P. Rogers left at an unknown time before 12:31 p.m. Latin America - The President's interest - Importance to US business - Administration's interest - US leadership - Size of US investment - Administration's interest - Organization of American States (OAS) - Need for US participation - US investment - Expropriation - Possible reaction - US trade authority - Bargaining power of US - Trade - Free trade with Latin America - Brazil as an example - US tax laws - Need for more competitive tax laws - Compared to Japan and Europe - Political problems with Latin America - US policy towards Latin America - Possible assistance - Formation of study group by Council of the Americas - Tariffs - Rhetoric - Future of US relationship with Latin America - Private enterprise in US and Latin America - US aid programs - Private investment - Taxes - Administration's opposition to James Burke- Vance Hartke bill - Growing isolationism in Congress - Role of Council of the Americas - Taxes - Trade - Legislation Expropriation William P. Rogers's meeting with Argentine leaders - Public attitude toward US compared to private attitude toward US - Attitudes toward US in developing countries The President's meeting with unknown Filipino politician during 1950's - Public attitude toward US compared to private attitude towards US Opposition to US - Asia - Latin America - Public reaction Luis Echeverria Alvarez - Effect of statements - US congress Latin America - Opposition to US - US investments - Henry Cabot Lodge's statement regarding United Nations - Importance to US - Attitude of US congress The President's previous meeting with Council of the Americas, November 1969 - World situation The President's foreign policy accomplishments - Vietnam War - People's Republic of China initiative - Dr. David K.E. Bruce's office - Meetings with Soviet leaders - Agreements - Negotiations - Importance - Threat of nuclear war - US relations with Soviet Union - Isolationist spirit in Congress - Proposed congressional cuts in defense budgets - Forthcoming agreement with Soviet Union - MBFR (Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction) - Possible effects on US- Soviet Union relations - Reduction of US and Soviet Union forces - Necessity of a strong defense US role in world - Role prior to the Second World War - Great Britain - Present role - Japan - Soviet Union - China - World situation without US deterrent - Japan - Soviet Union Latin America Latin America - Perception of US relations with allies - Kakuei Tanaka - Leonid I. Brezhnev - Chou En- Lai - Georges J.R. Pompidou - Edward R.G. Heath - Willy Brandt Latin America World situation in 1969 US role in world - Peacemaking role - Europe - Japan - Third World - Latin America - Africa - Importance of Latin America to US - Economic relations Latin America - United States role - Compared with Europeans and Japanese Middle East - Dangers - Possibility of superpower conflict in Mideast - Importance as compared to Vietnam - Energy resources - Importance - Europe - Japan World situation - US relations with China - US relations with Soviet Union - US relations with Europe US role in world - The President's meetings with Latin American leaders - Latin Americans' view - Major world powers Latin America - Role in world - US involvement - US investment - Role of US business - Possible US government assistance World situation - The President's foreign policy - Accomplishments - Goals Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 12:31 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Council of the Americas; Byrom, Fletcher L.; Clark, John W.; Cox, Donald M.; de Cubas, Jose; DeRosso, Alphonse; Diebold, John; Duncan, John; Foy, Lewis W.; Gallagher, John F.; Gavin, James M. (Gen.); Granville, Maurice F.; Gyelin, Henry R.; Kendall, Donald McI.; Hart, A. S.; Hickey, William M.; Kennedy, James R.; Lindley, Fritz G.; Clark, George J.; Lumpkin, Thomas D.; Marusi, Augustine R.; Miller, Michael; Milliken, Frank R.; Percopo, Michael W.; Ritchie, J. D.; Rockefeller, David; Rockefeller, Rodman; Rollins, J. Donald; Schwartz, Harvey L.; Seymour, Daniel; Taylor, A. Thomas; Zwick, Charles J.; Jorden, William J.; Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.); White House photographer.