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Conversation: 575-004

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Start Date: 17-Sep-1971 4:24 PM

End Date: 17-Sep-1971 4:33 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Ziegler, Ronald L.Butterfield, Alexander P.White House operatorBurger, Warren E.Bull, Stephen B.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:24:20

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:32:59

575a.mp3

575b.mp3

NARA Description:

On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Warren E. Burger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 575-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 575-4

Date: September 17, 1971
Time: 4:24 pm - 4:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler and Alexander P. Butterfield.
[This recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress]

     John D. Ehrlichman

     Deferment of action

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:28 pm.

     Supreme Court
          -Hugo L. Black
              -Letter of resignation
                    -Timing
                    -Ziegler's announcement
                          -Time
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)



                            -John N. Mitchell
                            -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                            -Ehrlichman
                            -Warren E. Burger

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and
4:28 pm.

[Conversation No. 575-4A]

[See Conversation No. 575-4B]

     Call to Burger

[End of telephone conversation]

     Supreme Court
          -Resignation of Black
               -Information
               -Ziegler’s statement
               -Time
               -Letter
                     -Time
                     -Meeting
                     -Ehrlichman
                     -Health reasons for resignation
          -Burger
               -Call to Ehrlichman
                     -Time
          -The President's statement
               -Supreme Court appearances
                     -Black's qualities as Justice
                           -Handling of issues

The President talked with Burger between 4:28 pm and 4:32 pm.

[Conversation No. 575-4B]

[See Conversation No. 9-63]

[End of telephone conversation]
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)
                                                                      Conv. No. 575-4 (cont.)



     Supreme Court
          -Resignation of Black
          -Announcement
               -Burger's idea
          -Ziegler's forthcoming call to Mitchell
          -Resignation of Black
               -Press questions
                      -Anticipation
                      -Successor
                            -Qualifications
                                 -The President’s previous comments

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:32 pm.

     President’s schedule

     Robert T. Stafford

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.

     Supreme Court
          -Successor to Black
               -Answers to press
                     -Qualifications
                          -Geography

     Stafford meeting
           -Photographers

     Black
          -Forthcoming story
          -Supreme Court

Ziegler left at 4:33 pm.