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Title Description Participants Media
Conversation 053-001

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including John N. Irwin, II, Paul A. Volcker, Melvin R. Laird, Richard G. Kleindeinst, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Hollis M. Dole, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, John C. Whitaker, William E. Kriegsman, Arthur J. Sohmer, Robert J. Brown, Paul W. McCracken, Gen. George A. Lincoln, S. David Freeman, Milton Shaw, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Chet Holifield, John O. Pastore, Howard H. Baker, Jr., and John B. Anderson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 9:07 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 053-001 of the White House Tapes.

 Nixon, Richard M. (President), Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President), Cabinet officers, Irwin, John N., II, Volcker, Paul A., Laird, Melvin R., Kleindienst, Richard G., Blount, Winton M. ("Red"), Jr., Dole, Hollis M., Hardin, Clifford M., Stans, Maurice H., Hodgson, James D., Veneman, John G., Romney, George W., Volpe, John A., Kennedy, David M., Shultz, George P., Finch, Robert H., Rumsfeld, Donald H., Bush, George H. W., Ehrlichman, John D., MacGregor, Clark, Ziegler, Ronald L., Price, Raymond K., Jr., David, Edward E., Jr. (Dr.), Flanigan, Peter M., Whitaker, John C., Kriegsman, William E., Sohmer, Arthur J., Brown, Robert J., McCracken, Paul W., Lincoln, George A. (Gen.), Freeman, S. David, Shaw, Milton, Seaborg, Glenn T. (Dr.), Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"), Holifield, Chet, Pastore, John O., Baker, Howard H., Jr., Anderson, John B.
Conversation 053-002

On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 053-002 of the White House Tapes.

 Nixon, Richard M. (President), Peterson, Peter G., Shultz, George P., Connally, John B., Stans, Maurice H., Kennedy, David M., Kissinger, Henry A., Flanigan, Peter M., Johnson, U. Alexis