Conversation 419-017

On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 419-17

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:59 am and 9:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                (rev. Sept-2010)
                                                   Conversation No. 419-17 (cont’d)

Awards to customs agents
    -Good idea
    -Press coverage

Prisoners of war [POWs]

President’s meetings with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
      -Public relations [PR]
            -Problems
                   -Education [?]
                   -Domestic policy
                   -Timing
                   -Compared to foreign policy

Justice Department
      -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]

Robert H. Finch [?]
     -Candidacy

John D. Ehrlichman [?]

Selection process

Meeting in Executive Office Building [EOB]
     -Scheduling
     -Haldeman
     -Power
     -Recognition

Vietnam War
     -Objectives
     -US withdrawal
          -POWs [?]
          -South Vietnam

William P. Rogers
      -Pentagon [?]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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                                                               Conversation No. 419-17 (cont’d)

             -Position

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