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Conversation 433-084

TapeTape 433StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 12:55 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 1:16 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the potential recruitment of former Chief Justice Earl Warren to lead a commission investigating the Watergate scandal. The discussion focused on leveraging Secretary of State William P. Rogers' personal relationship with Warren to secure his chairmanship for the inquiry. Nixon viewed Warren's potential involvement as a strategic maneuver to restore public credibility and influence the framing of the President's upcoming public address on the matter.

WatergateEarl WarrenWilliam P. RogersPresidential CommissionsPublic Relations
AudioNARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-084 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 433-84
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Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     William P. Rogers
           -Earl Warren
                 -Possible commission on Watergate
           -Unknown person’s forthcoming call regarding Warren
           -President’s speech
                 -“Warren Commission”
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Bill Rogers knows Earl Warren very well.
I'd like for him to, you know, call Bill and ask him to screen me for the seat of Warren so that we can be the chairman of the nation.
And then I don't want to embarrass him, but it would be good, and I'd like for him to do the work because if he's the last straw, you know,
Oh, oh Christ, everybody's forgotten about that.
Everybody thinks they're a whore.
Oh Christ, he's a shit.
You know what I mean?
But he was great for this.
All of them were established in America.
Oh yeah.
He called Bill to see if he could make the victory as he was.
If I adjusted my work, I know how to do it.
My speech, you see.
He would be the chairman of the city.
water.
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