Conversation: 433-056
Prev: 433-055 Next: 433-057Start Date: 1-May-1973 7:15 PM
End Date: 1-May-1973 7:19 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Baroody, William J., Jr.; White House operator;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William J. Baroody, Jr., and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 433-56
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with William J. Baroody, Jr.
Baroody’s staff
-Morale
-Size
Watergate
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. November-2012)
Conversation No. 433-56 (cont’d)
-Baroody’s conversation with Dick Howard
-Howard’s possible departure
-Involvement
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-Charges
-Charles W. Colson
-Operations to generate support
-Baroody’s conversation with Colson
-“Tough deal”
-President’s affection for Colson
-Baroody’s role
-Operation to generate support
-Colson
Need for spirit
-Baroody
-Colson
President’s speech
-Reaction
-Generation of support
-President’s opposition
-Telegrams
-Ethnics
-Frank L. Rizzo
-Statement
-Democrats
-Governors
-Ethnic newspapers
-Unknown person’s conversation with Baroody
-Chamber of Commerce [?] convention
-State dinner
-President’s televised address
The White House operator talked with the President at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and
7:19 pm.
[Conversation No. 433-56A]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. November-2012)
Conversation No. 433-56 (cont’d)
[Begin telephone conversation]
[See Conversation No. 45-116]
[End telephone conversation]
President’s speech
-Reaction
-Chamber of Commerce
-Republican National Committee [RNC]
-Janet Johnson
-William D. Ruckleshaus
-Carl T. Curtis
Special Prosecutor
-Senate resolution
-James L. Buckley
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Charles H. Percy
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Public opinion
-Sponsors
Baroody’s staff
-Powell Moore
-Connection with Baroody
-Chicago
-Richard B. Russell
-Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP]
-Watergate
-Grand Jury testimony
-G[eorge] Gordon Liddy
-Richard Kleindienst
-Baroody investigation
-Dismissal
-Discretion
Senate resolution
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. November-2012)
Conversation No. 433-56 (cont’d)
Baroody left at an unknown time before 7:19 pm.