Secret White House Tapes

900–13

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900–13
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Henry A. Kissinger
  • Rainer Barzel
  • White House photographer
April 18, 1973
Conversation No. 900-13

Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

President’s schedule

-Meeting with Rainer Barzel

-Press photograph

-Duration


Barzel and Erich Feldweg entered at 12:33 pm. The White House photographer and members
of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting. Portions of this conversation are in
German.

Arrangements for photograph
-White House photographer

-Brother

-Meeting with President


Barzel’s political stance

-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] support

-Support for US

-Previous German leadership

-Support from President

-NATO

-Western Europe, Germany

-Unilateral disarmament


[German language spoken]

President’s schedule

-Welcoming of Barzel

-Kissinger

-Trip to Europe

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Conversation No. 900-13 (cont'd)


German concerns
-Youth

-Germany

-Italy

-France

-US

-Leader class

-Television [TV]

-Newspapers

-Professors

-Weakness to enemy

-New alliance

President’s schedule

-Trip to Europe


Kissinger

-Substitute for President


Kissinger, Barzel, and Felding left at an unknown time before 12:48 pm.
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