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Conversation: 439-021

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Start Date: 21-May-1973 4:26 PM

End Date: 21-May-1973 4:40 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

439-021.mp3

NARA Description:

On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:26 pm to 4:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 439-21

Date: May 21, 1973
Time: 4:26 pm - 4:40 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President met with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Ronald L. Ziegler.

       Watergate
             -White House response
                    -Forthcoming White Paper [statements about Watergate investigation,
                     May 22, 1973]
                           -Content and phraseology
                                  -Informing President of Daniel Ellsberg break-in
                                  -John W. Dean III’s allegations regarding Justice
                                   Department
                                          -Photographs
                                  -Henry E. Petersen
                                  -John D. Ehrlichman
                                          -Knowledge
                                          -Conversation with President
                                  -Dean’s conversation with President, March 21
                                  -President’s conversation with Petersen, April 18
                                          -Earl J. Silbert’s memo
                                          -E. Howard Hunt, Jr.
                                          -National security
                                  -President’s conversation with Richard G. Kleindienst,
                                   April 25
                                  -President’s conversation with Petersen, April 18
                                              -16-


                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                        Tape Subject Log 

                                        (rev. August-2011)

                                                                    Conversation 439-21 (cont’d)

                                             -Hunt’s activities in Ellsberg case
                                             -National security
              -Ellsberg case
                     -Legal effect of break-in
              -White House response
                     -Forthcoming White Paper
                             -Content and phraseology
                                    -Ellsberg break-in
              -Ellsberg break-in
                     -Buzhardt’s conversation with [first name unknown] Moroney [sp?]
                     -Picture
                     -Hunt’s testimony
                             -Prosecutors’ informing Petersen, April 14
                     -President’s call to Petersen, April 18
                             -National security
              -White House response
                     -Forthcoming White Paper
                             -Content and phraseology

Buzhardt and Ziegler left at 4:40 pm.