Conversation: 476-026
Prev:  476-025 Next: 476-027Start 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
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 69 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) 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 70 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -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 71 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) 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.)