Conversation: 884-003
Prev:  884-002 Next: 884-004Start Date: 20-Mar-1973 10:29 AM
End Date: 20-Mar-1973 10:46 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scott, Hugh; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Arends, Leslie C.; Timmons, William E.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Ronald L. Ziegler, Leslie C. Arends, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 884-3 Date: March 20, 1973 Time: 10:29 am - 10:30 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Hugh Scott and Ronald L. Ziegler. Congressional relations -Speech -Freshman Congress members -Congressional leaders -New ideas Leslie C. Arends and William E. Timmons entered at 10:30 am. Watergate -John W. Dean's testimony -Cooperation -Story in newspaper -White House cooperation -Guidelines -3- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2010) Conversation No. 884-3 (cont’d) -Appearance of White House staff before Watergate -Executive privilege -Scott's statement -John W. Dean, III's testimony -Cooperation -Story in newspaper -Scott and Arends' statements -White House cooperation -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] -Grand Jury -Guidelines -Appearance of White House staff before Congressional committees -Comparison with Sherman Adams -Dean -Legal status -Written interrogatories -Alger Hiss case precedent -Harry S Truman's order -J. Edgar Hoover -Earl Browder -Truman's orders to FBI -Separation of powers -Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. -Compared to Supreme Court -William O. Douglas -Pornography decision -Confidentiality of aides -Emphasis on positive positions of administration -Television -Power of committees -Scott's research -Power of Subpoena -Precedents -Senate's powers -Vote of Senate to compel testimony -Court test -Separation of powers -Delays -4- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2010) Conversation No. 884-3 (cont’d) -White House cooperation -Full disclosure -Guidelines -Republican complaints -Public relations -Problems -Need for Republican Congressmen to help Public relations -Food costs -Milk producers -Cattle growers -President's support -Support for President -Wilbur D. Mills, Robert C. (“Bob”) Wilson -President's moves on diary and meat imports -Stockpiles -Repeal of tariffs -Food costs -President's actions against special interests -Emphasis on successes -Budget issues -Need for restraint -Cost of living -Tax increase -President's vetoes -Reasons -Defense spending -Increased appropriations for vocational rehabilitation -Higher taxes -President's increases -Appropriations -Pete V. Domenici, James L. Buckley, William E. Brock III -Veto support -Jacob Javits -George D. Aiken -Republican support for President's veto -Democratic support -5- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2010) Conversation No. 884-3 (cont’d) -Harry F. Byrd, Jr. -Cost of living -Higher taxes -Fluctuations -Farmers -Increases in future -Price freeze -Policy -Labor -Stockpile releases -Malaysia, Bolivia -Lumber Congressional relations -Republican leadership -Expression of concerns to President -Gerald R. Ford Watergate -White House disclosures -Cooperation of White House -Concern for separation of powers Scott et al. left at 10:46 am.