President Nixon utilized this recording session to dictate a memorandum for the file regarding his recent activities and administrative concerns. The documentation reflects on meetings with Irish Ambassador William Warnock, H. R. Haldeman, and Alexander Haig, touching upon personnel matters, press relations, and the perceived disloyalty of staff members. The resulting record captures the President's internal assessment of White House operations and ongoing administrative challenges.
On March 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 416-47
Date: March 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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The President’s meeting with William Warnock
-Ambassador from Ireland
The President’s meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Conclusions
-Speech
The President’s schedule [?]
-Dr. Samuel Chase [?]
-Ziegler [?]
Ambassadors [?]
Blacks [?]
John W. Dean, III
The President’s meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?]
-Disloyalty
-Press relations [?]
-Sources
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