Tape 064, Conversation 005 (064-005)

On July 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, J. William Fulbright, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John A. Scali, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 10:11 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 064-005 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: William P. Rogers met with Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, J. William Fulbright, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, F. Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John A. Scali Gordon L. Allott [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 05/24/2019.] [Unintelligible] [064-005- W003] [Duration: 2m 55s] General conversation Unknown event in April Polls The President entered at 8:40 am Seating arrangements - Smith Introductory remarks [This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.] [National Security] [064-005- W001] [Duration: 1h 20m 8s] [Unintelligible] Relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China [PRC] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-013. Segment declassified on 12/29/2017. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [064-005- W001] [Duration: 19s] US foreign policy - Japan––Australia [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-013. Segment partially declassified with 4s cleared for release and 3s remains exempt as 064-005- W002 per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(6) on 12/29/2017. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [064-005- W002] [Duration: 4s] US foreign policy - Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Purview BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [National Security] [064-005- W002] [Duration: 3s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 05/24/2019.] [Unintelligible] [064-005- W004] [Duration: 2m 1s] General conversation Milton R. Young William P. Rogers Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:11 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Mansfield, Michael J. ("Mike"); Scott, Hugh; Stennis, John C.; Smith, Margaret Chase; Fulbright, J. William; Aiken, George D.; Ellender, Allen J.; Young, Milton R.; Albert, Carl B.; Boggs, [Thomas] Hale; Ford, Gerald R.; Hébert, F. Edward; Arends, Leslie C.; Morgan, Thomas E. ("Doc") (Dr.); Mailliard, William S.; Mahon, George H.; Bow, Frank T.; Kissinger, Henry A.; MacGregor, Clark; Timmons, William E.; BeLieu, Kenneth E.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Scali, John A.