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480–6
- President Richard M. Nixon
- Robert H. Finch
- Donald H. Rumsfeld
April 15, 1971
Conversation No. 480-6
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 12:15 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld
Appointment of John A. McCone
-Congress
-Anti-ballistic Missiles [ABM]
-Breeder reactor
-Clinton P. Anderson
-Disarmament
-Congress
-Resignation from Common Cause
-Possible delay
-Release
-Common Cause
-ABM
-Rumsfeld’s forthcoming conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-Disarmament committee
-William F. Knowland
-Qualifications
-Experience
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
-Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]
-Breeder reactor
Finch and Rumsfeld’s upcoming visit to World Health Organization [WHO] meeting
-Kissinger
-Possible invitation to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-President’s visit in 1951
-Herbert H. Lehman
-Geneva
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Paris
-Possible invitation to PRC
-Votes
-United Nations [UN] representation
-Kissinger
-US position
14
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Taiwan
-PRC
-Possible visit of PRC doctors
-Finch’s forthcoming conversation with Kissinger
-US policy regarding PRC
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
USSR Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-US policy
-PRC
-Possible reaction
-Composition
-Health ministers
-Subjects
-Health
-Drugs
-Education
Racial discrimination in armed forces
-Congress
-Mail
-Black Caucus
-Work assignments
-Blacks
-Benefits of military service
Finch and Rumsfeld’s visit to WHO meeting
-Countries in itinerary
-England
-Morocco
-Spain
-Italy
-Romania
-Yugoslavia
-Austria
-Germany
-Switzerland
-France
-Specific subjects
-Drugs
-Medical education
-Prisoner relief
15
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
France
-Jacques M. P. Chaban-Delmas
-Georges J. R. Pompidou
-President’s relations with Chaban-Delmas
Morocco
-Visit of King [Moulay] Hassan II
-Scheduling Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Arab summit meeting
Great Britain
-[James] Harold Wilson
-Edward R. G. Heath
-Sir Alexander F. (“Alex”) Douglas-Home
-Tories
-Labor
-Wilson
-Heath
-Douglas-Home
-Roy Thomson Herbert
-Times of London
-[Maurice] Harold MacMillian
-R. Anthony Eden
Germany
-Willy Brandt
-Opposition
-Berlin
-West/East
-Mayor
-Evenhandedness
Italy
-Henry Cabot Lodge
-Pope Paul VI [Giovanni Battista Motini]
-Social gospel
16
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 59s ]
THE VATICAN, ITALY Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Spain
-General Francisco Franco
-Age
-Robert C. Hill
-Foreign Minister
-Political conditions
-Franco
Yugoslavia
-William Leonart
-Josip Broz Tito
-PRC
-Romania
-Nicolae Ceausescu
-Role
-Tito
Belgium
Paris
Austria
-Vienna
-Salzburg
-US relations
17
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Germany
-East Berlin
European press
-Kissinger
-Editors
-Intellectuals
-Editors Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Paris
-England
-Germany
-Italy
-Compared with US press
International drug control
-Justice Department
-UN
-Possible US initiatives
-Amendments
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan and Russell E. Train
-Health
-[Charles B. Rangel]
-Harlem
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[National Security]
[Duration: 2m 29s ]
DRUG CONTROL
THE VATICAN
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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18
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Overseas political contributors
-France
-Paris
-Rogers C. B. Morton
-Herbert W. Kalmbach
-England
-Duration of Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-J[ean] Paul Getty
-Property
-Possible contribution
-Amount
-1970 campaign
-Contribution
-Kalmbach
-Property
-Living habits
-Possible contribution
Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip
-Paris
The President’s schedule
-Call from Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip
Finch and Rumsfeld left at 12:40 pm
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 12:15 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld
Appointment of John A. McCone
-Congress
-Anti-ballistic Missiles [ABM]
-Breeder reactor
-Clinton P. Anderson
-Disarmament
-Congress
-Resignation from Common Cause
-Possible delay
-Release
-Common Cause
-ABM
-Rumsfeld’s forthcoming conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-Disarmament committee
-William F. Knowland
-Qualifications
-Experience
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
-Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]
-Breeder reactor
Finch and Rumsfeld’s upcoming visit to World Health Organization [WHO] meeting
-Kissinger
-Possible invitation to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-President’s visit in 1951
-Herbert H. Lehman
-Geneva
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Paris
-Possible invitation to PRC
-Votes
-United Nations [UN] representation
-Kissinger
-US position
14
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Taiwan
-PRC
-Possible visit of PRC doctors
-Finch’s forthcoming conversation with Kissinger
-US policy regarding PRC
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
USSR Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-US policy
-PRC
-Possible reaction
-Composition
-Health ministers
-Subjects
-Health
-Drugs
-Education
Racial discrimination in armed forces
-Congress
-Black Caucus
-Work assignments
-Blacks
-Benefits of military service
Finch and Rumsfeld’s visit to WHO meeting
-Countries in itinerary
-England
-Morocco
-Spain
-Italy
-Romania
-Yugoslavia
-Austria
-Germany
-Switzerland
-France
-Specific subjects
-Drugs
-Medical education
-Prisoner relief
15
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
France
-Jacques M. P. Chaban-Delmas
-Georges J. R. Pompidou
-President’s relations with Chaban-Delmas
Morocco
-Visit of King [Moulay] Hassan II
-Scheduling Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Arab summit meeting
Great Britain
-[James] Harold Wilson
-Edward R. G. Heath
-Sir Alexander F. (“Alex”) Douglas-Home
-Tories
-Labor
-Wilson
-Heath
-Douglas-Home
-Roy Thomson Herbert
-Times of London
-[Maurice] Harold MacMillian
-R. Anthony Eden
Germany
-Willy Brandt
-Opposition
-Berlin
-West/East
-Mayor
-Evenhandedness
Italy
-Henry Cabot Lodge
-Pope Paul VI [Giovanni Battista Motini]
-Social gospel
16
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 59s ]
THE VATICAN, ITALY Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
******************************************************************************
Spain
-General Francisco Franco
-Age
-Robert C. Hill
-Foreign Minister
-Political conditions
-Franco
Yugoslavia
-William Leonart
-Josip Broz Tito
-PRC
-Romania
-Nicolae Ceausescu
-Role
-Tito
Belgium
Paris
Austria
-Vienna
-Salzburg
-US relations
17
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Germany
-East Berlin
European press
-Kissinger
-Editors
-Intellectuals
-Editors Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Paris
-England
-Germany
-Italy
-Compared with US press
International drug control
-Justice Department
-UN
-Possible US initiatives
-Amendments
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan and Russell E. Train
-Health
-[Charles B. Rangel]
-Harlem
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[National Security]
[Duration: 2m 29s ]
DRUG CONTROL
THE VATICAN
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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18
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Overseas political contributors
-France
-Paris
-Rogers C. B. Morton
-Herbert W. Kalmbach
-England
-Duration of Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip Conv. No. 480-6 (cont.)
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-J[ean] Paul Getty
-Property
-Possible contribution
-Amount
-1970 campaign
-Contribution
-Kalmbach
-Property
-Living habits
-Possible contribution
Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip
-Paris
The President’s schedule
-Call from Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip
Finch and Rumsfeld left at 12:40 pm