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On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Charles B. Rangel met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:18 am to 10:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-011 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Senate amendment on Vietnam - Kissinger calls to John C. Stennis - F. Edward Hébert - Administration position on Michael J. Mansfield amendment - Congressional responsibility - Benefits for support Berlin negotiations - D. Kenneth Rush's role US and People's Republic of China [PRC] relations - Preparation of talking papers National Security Council [NSC] - Content - Kissinger's conversation with H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman - Kissinger's trip to PRC - Need for President's information [The President talked with the White House operator at 10:19 am] [Conversation No. 532-11A] [The President talked with Charles B. Rangel between 10:19am and 10:25 am] [Conversation No. 532-11A] [See Conversation No. 6-48] [End of telephone conversation] Congressional support for President - Rangel - Black Caucus President's demeanor - Anatoliy F. Dobrynin - Theodore ("Teddy") Roosevelt - Alice Roosevelt Longworth - Stewart J.O. and Joseph W. Alsop - Press - Impression of the President - Wedding impact - Style - Rangel - Tenacity - Lyndon B. Johnson - President - Cabinet remarks, June 29th - Need for discipline Administration policy - Domestic and foreign - Prospects for economy - Market fluctuations - Psychological implications - Effects of "Eastern schools" - National Commission on Productivity - George Meany - Leonard Woodcock - I[lworth] W[ilbur] Abel - Competition in stabilized world - Chinese - Soviet Union - Western Europe - Japan - Problems of defeatism and negativism - Effect of fear - Supersonic Transport [SST] - Cancer - Nuclear power - Opponents' objective President's schedule Policy - Robert J. Dole - Domestic and foreign - Comments at June 29 dinner - President's focus on domestic problems - Liberals - Attack on administration - Pentagon Papers - Impact - Henry Brandon and Kissinger contact - Senate demeanor - Mansfield amendment - W. Averell Harriman's visit to Kissinger - Le Duc Tho's Paris appearance - Implications Kissinger statements - Copies to President President and Kissinger left at 10:30 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Rangel, Charles B.