Conversation: 933-005
Prev:  933-004 Next: 933-006Start Date: 6-Jun-1973 10:05 AM
End Date: 6-Jun-1973 10:35 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kelley, Clarence M.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Clarence M. Kelley, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 933-5 Date: June 6, 1973 Time: 10:05 am - 10:35 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Clarence M. Kelley. Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins was present at the beginning of the meeting. -20- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) Arrangements for photo -Oval Office -Media coverage -Photographs for Kelley -Atkins Mrs. Kelley’s health -Bone cancer -Cancer research efforts -Mrs. Kelley’s health habits Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] Director -Number of candidates considered -Kelley -Qualifications and background -Experience with FBI -Law degree -Progressive law enforcement record -W. Ramsey Clark -Skillful administrator Watergate -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] -J. Edgar Hoover -Clyde A. Tolson -Wiretaps -John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson years -William C. Sullivan -Statement concerning blackmail -Removal of files -Relationship with President -Alger Hiss case -Louis Patrick Gray, III -Relationship with President Kelley’s appointment -Problems in FBI -21- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) -Power struggle -Hoover’s actions -Leaks -President’s dismay Watergate -FBI -Requirements -Young Hoover -Possible personnel actions -Possible transfers -Kelley’s possible conversation with Henry E. Petersen -Hoover’s legacy -Confirmation hearings -Questioning -Gray -Access to raw files -Access to raw files -Bella S. Abzug - John L. McClellan -Confirmation hearings Kelley’s appointment -Character of agents -FBI cooperation with local officials -President’s interaction with training classes -Requirements -Reestablish order and pride in FBI Watergate -FBI -Use by President -Compared to John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower -Requirements Kelley’s appointment -22- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) -Duration of appointment -Significance -Requirements -Kelley’s gratitude Watergate -FBI Director -Local officials, other federal agencies -Hoover and Richard M. Helms -Watergate -Relationship -White House involvement Kelley’s appointment -Popular desire for crime reduction -Law Enforcement Assistance Administration [LEAA] -Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] -Cooperation between agencies ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National security] [Duration: 32 s ] INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 10:35 am. -23- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) Refreshments -Coffee -Kelley’s drinking habits An unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:35 am. Kelley’s appointment -Kelley’s relations with federal officials -United States Secret Service [USSS] -Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs -Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms [ATF] -Internal Revenue Service [IRS] -Certificate of cooperation -Crime reduction -Kansas City, Missouri Police Department -Programs adaptable to FBI -Discipline -Inter-agency cooperation -IRS, ATF, drug agencies, CIA, Customs, Justice -Hoover and USSS -John F. Kennedy assassination -USSS -Presidential protection -Cooperation with FBI and local law enforcement -Requirements -Law enforcement -Local cooperation -Missoula, MT -Biloxi, MS -Work with other government agencies -Announcement -Confirmation hearings -Kelley’s relations with policy chiefs -Frank L. Rizzo -Advantages -Cooperation with federal agencies -Kelley’s relations with W[illiam] Stuart Symington and Thomas F. Eagleton -24- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) -Symington’s assistant, Stanley R. Fike -Kelley’s relationships with Christopher S. (“Kit”) Bond and John (“Jack”) Danforth -President’s relations with Danforth -Symington -President’s visit -Explosion -Law enforcement officers -Cooperation by President Watergate -FBI -Confirmation hearings -Watergate questions -Statement -Wiretaps -National security -Judicial approval National security -Wiretaps -Judicial approval -Attorney General’s approval -Judicial review of wiretaps -President and Kelley’s viewpoint -1970 -Black Panthers, Weathermen -Danger to American society -Requirements of law enforcement strategy -Disregard by civilian groups -Investigatory techniques -Wiretaps -Surreptitious entry -Handling of evidence -Surveillance -Popular opinion -Reaction to crisis -25- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) -National security leak -Daniel Ellsberg -Imprisonment FBI Director -Requirements -Relationships -President -Attorney General -Elliot L. Richardson -Meetings with President -Compared to President and chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff -Secretary of Defense -Hoover -Relationship with President -Timing of announcement -Kelley’s possible statement -Contacts with media -Confirmation hearings -Interviews -Media reaction -Background -Law enforcement -Confirmation hearings -Television coverage -Official policy -Role in administration -Gray -Hoover -Senility -Meeting with President -Official policy -Confirmation hearings Presentation of gifts by President -Pin -Cufflinks -26- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. June-2011) Conversation No. 933-5 (cont’d) Kelley left at 10:35 am.