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On September 14, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-008 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: Henry A. Kissinger talked with William P. Rogers. [See Conversation No. 278-36F] Kissinger's conversation with the President Joseph M. Montoya's Amendment - Military Procurement Act - Possible trouble - Copy to Ellsworth F. Bunker - Question of support in Senate - David M. Abshire - Question of recommendation to Bunker - Reaction of public [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-012. Segment declassified on 12/01/2017. Archivist: JD] [National Security] [009-008- W001] [Duration: 4s] Joseph M. Montoya's Amendment - Asset use Joseph M. Montoya's Amendment - Negotiations - Administration - Amendment - Military assistance - Nguyen Van Thieu's threatened resignation - Relation to amendment - Vietnam - Elections - Thieu - Ngo Dinh Diem - George Carver - Election cancellation - Bunker National Security Council [NSC] meeting - Time - Place - Vietnam - Rogers' son's marriage - Best man News stories - The Evening Star - Vietnam - Melvin R. Laird - Military forces - Question of withdrawal - Time - Question of public information - NSC meeting - Position of NSC members - Clark MacGregor - Talk with Kissinger NSC meeting - Rogers' attendance The President's schedule - Florida - Time - Rogers Rogers' schedule - Possible trip to Florida - New York - Andrei A. Gromyko - Foreign Ministers Soviet Union - Relations with US - Yuli M. Vorontsov - Correspondence with President - Astronaut's daughter - Note to the President - Gromyko - Arrival in US - Time - Anatoliy F. Dobrynin - Meeting with Rogers Meeting between Henry A. Kissinger and Rogers - Time - Rogers' schedule. Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; Rogers, William P.