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Conversation: 948-002

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Start Date: 11-Jul-1973 8:20 AM

End Date: 11-Jul-1973 8:32 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Bull, Stephen B.Ziegler, Ronald L.[Unknown person(s)]

Recording Device: Oval Office

948-002.mp3

NARA Description:

On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 948-2

Date: July 11, 1973
Time: 8:20 am - 8:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule       

              -Cabinet meeting notes        

                      -Revision       

                             -Bryce N. Harlow       

                                    -Future tasks       


       Watergate
             -White House tapes         

                    -Dates of conversations        

                    -J. Fred Buzhardt’s monitoring       

                            -Alexander M. Haig
                    -Access
                    -Control
                    -United States Secret Service [USSS] Technical Services Division
                    -Review
                                             -2-


                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                      Tape Subject Log 

                                    (rev. November-2012)

                                                             Conversation No. 948-2 (cont’d)

                             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Buzhardt, Bull
                       -Haldeman’s request
                             -March 13, 1973 and March 21, 1973
                       -Haldeman
                             -September 15, 1972
                             -Meetings with President
                             -Request
                             -March 13, 1973
                                     -Haldeman’s presence

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 8:25 am.

       President’s schedule

Ziegler left at 8:26 am.

       Watergate
             -White House tapes
                    -Access
                           -Haldeman’s meetings with President
                                   -March 1973 meeting in Executive Office Building [EOB]
                           -April 15, 1973 with Henry Petersen and Richard G. Kleindienst in
                            EOB
                                   -Appropriateness of review
                           -March 13, 1973
                                   -President’s notes
                           -March 21, 1973
                                   -Quality of EOB tape
                           -April 15, 1973
                                   -Petersen, Kleindienst portion
                                   -Discussion of Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman’s
                                    departure
                                   -Haldeman’s presence
                                          -Petersen, Kleindienst portion
                                   -Buzhardt’s review
                    -Procedures
                           -Haig’s telephone call to Bull
                                               -3-


                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                        Tape Subject Log 

                                      (rev. November-2012)

                                                               Conversation No. 948-2 (cont’d)

                                      -Buzhardt
                                            -March 21, 1973 telephone tape
                                                  -President’s approval

       President’s schedule       

              -Forthcoming reception for Senators on July 11, 1973 

                      -White House staff
                             -Proportions
                             -William E. Timmons, Bryce N. Harlow
                             -Proportions
                             -Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf
                             -Harlow, Melvin R. Laird
                                     -Rotation of White House staff attendees
                             -Korologos
                             -Laird, Harlow

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 8:26 am.

       Ziegler          

                 -Forthcoming meeting with President 


The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:32 am.

       President’s schedule
              -National Alliance of Businessmen 

                      -President’s preference        

                      -Spiro T. Agnew         

                      -Declination        

              -National Association of Farm Broadcasters
                      -Earl L. Butz
                      -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                      -President’s former address to organization

Ziegler entered at 8:32 am.

       Greeting
                                             -4-


                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                      Tape Subject Log 

                                    (rev. November-2012)

                                                              Conversation No. 948-2 (cont’d)

Bull left at 8:33 am.