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Start Date: 9-Apr-1971 3:16 PM

End Date: 9-Apr-1971 3:33 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Bull, Stephen B.Murphy, Thomas F.Ziegler, Ronald L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:43:29

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:59:57

476-026.mp3

NARA Description:

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Thomas F. Murphy, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 3:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 476-26

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: 3:16 pm - 3:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     President’s schedule
          -Open Door Hour
                -Boys Club
                -Frequency
                -Value
                -Cancer Crusade
                      -Marguerite Piazza
          -Easter Sunday
                -Demonstrators
                -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                -Time
                -Announcement
                      -Wire story
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler
                      -Gettysburg
                      -Demonstrators
                      -President’s plan
                            -Notification to press pool
                            -Camp David
                            -Thurmont church
                            -Minister
                            -Ziegler

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:16 pm
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     Judge Thomas F. Murphy
          -Call to President

     Instructions to Ziegler
           -Meeting with President

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm

           -President’s Easter Sunday plans
[The President talked with Murphy between 3:20 pm and 3:21 pm]

[Conversation No. 476-26A]

[See Conversation No. 1-64]

[End of telephone conversation]

     President’s schedule
          -Instructions for Ziegler at forthcoming news conference
                -Easter Sunday plans
                      -Family
                      -Lack of firm plans

Ziegler entered at 3:23 pm

                -Gettysburg church
                -Press coverage
                -Camp David
                -Lack of firm plans
                -Possible churches
                -Press coverage
                -Thurmont church
                -President’s visit to Saint John’s Episcopal Church
                      -Press coverage
                            -Cameras
                            -Timing
                      -Dwight L. Chapin
                      -Secret Service
                      -Ministers
                -Thurmont church
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                -Possible locations
                      -Lack of firm plans
                -Mamie G. D. Eisenhower
                -Wire story
                      -Details
                -Gettysburg church
                -M. G. D. Eisenhower
                -Call to the minister                            Conv. No. 476-26 (cont.)
                      -Chapin
                -President’s plans
                      -Gettysburg church
                      -Thurmont church
                -M. G. D. Eisenhower
                -Lack of firm plans
                -President’s plans
                      -Camp David
                -Strategy
                -United Press International [UPI] story
                -M. G. D. Eisenhower’s plans
                      -J. N. and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
                -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                -M. G. D. Eisenhower
                -Publicity
                -UPI story
                -Camp David
                -Possible churches
                      -Lack of firm plans
                -M. G. D. Eisenhower
                -Demonstrations
                      -Thurmont church
                      -Pennsylvania State University
                -Possible discussion with M. G. D. Eisenhower
                -Call to J. N. Eisenhower
                      -Location

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 3:33 pm

                -Thurmont church
                -Dwight D. Eisenhower
                     -Churches
                -Ministers
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Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:23 pm

           -Open Door Hour
                -Duration

Bull and Haldeman left at 3:33 pm

                                                                   Conv. No. 476-26 (cont.)