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On September 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth E. BeLieu, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-011 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Kenneth E. BeLieu, William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting. Greetings Photograph BeLieu - Career - Diplomats - Washington Post story - Army - BeLieu's new position - Undersecretary of the Army - Army - Problems - Management - Military - Congress - Previous job - Deputy assistant to the President for Congressional Relations - Congress - MacGregor, Timmons - Federal agencies - Congressional votes on defense - Cooperative effort - MacGregor - Timmons - Swearing- In ceremony - Date - Time - The President's attendance - Location - Pentagon - Melvin R. Laird's office - Loyalty to the President - Laird - Timmons - MacGregor - Relations with the President - BeLieu's new job - Qualifications - Margaret Chase Smith - Speech - Relations with the administration Defense - Army - Importance to nation - BeLieu's new job - Support for military services - BeLieu - Support for the country - New office - Location in the Pentagon BeLieu's career - Active military service - BeLieu's acquaintances in the services - Fred C. Weyand - Korea - Congressional relations for the Army - Dwight D. Eisenhower - John F. Kennedy - Joe Kelly, United States Air Force - John S. McCain, Jr. - Weyand - Richard B. Russell - Henry Cabot Lodge - Paris - Father - Policeman - Berkeley, California - Successor to Gen. William C. Westmoreland - Westmoreland - Present tour of duty - John C. Stennis - Speech in Congress - Edward W. Brooke - Credibility - Possible actions - Reflection on Vietnam - Possible successor - BeLieu's responsibility - Laird - Robert F. Froehlke - Candidates [Chiefs of Staff] - Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] - Adm. Thomas H. Moorer - Senior branches - Army - Air Force - Chiefs of Staff - Gen. John D. Ryan - Westmoreland - Chief of Naval Operations - Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. - Moorer - Navy experience - Robert S. McNamara - William Raymond Peers - Military career - Vietnam - Acquaintance with BeLieu -1940 - Relations with MacGregor - Commanding officer - World War II - Southern California - University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA] - Reserve Officers Training Corps [ROTC] - Military service - Korea - BeLieu's responsibility - Selection of Westmoreland's successor - Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. - Qualifications Presidential gifts - Cost - BeLieu's son - Compact - BeLieu's wife Vote on military service draft extension - MacGregor - New York City - Chicago - President's representative at Citizenship Day - Timmons BeLieu - Work - Senate - Draft - Volunteer Army - Draft bill BeLieu, Timmons, and MacGregor left at 12:34 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); BeLieu, Kenneth E.; Timmons, William E.; White House photographer; MacGregor, Clark.