Conversation 434-003

TapeTape 434StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 6:03 PMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 6:08 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:03 pm to 6:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 434-3

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: 6:03 pm - 6:08 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
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                                                           Conversation No. 434-3 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 45-176]

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Hello?
Hi, Ron.
Any ladies in report?
Yeah.
Next week?
Yeah.
as well as the government prosecutor's team
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
I understand.
name on the application, talking about it.
Right.
Okay.
Well, what the hell, you know, we just can't sit here and worry about those papers anyway.
You know, the way I figure about it is, as you and I have said, we know that this is typical of this kind of a guy, you know, to
right out of his case and put it in the drawer.
And then try to build it up.
So when he breaks it out, he'll get a bigger store.
I think that's pretty much the whole game here.
Yeah.
I recognize it.
But you think then you can't really start discrediting this fellow until then, huh?
Right.
Yeah.
I see.
True as, true as an honest man.
Yeah.
Yeah.
They, they all, they all ran as far as over this thing.
Well they newly ran a big blast last week.
Yeah.
Sure.
Well, what the hell.
Well, we'll have to, when Henry gets back tomorrow night, do a, Al will hold that to hold his hand up.
Do you think?
Do you think so?
Well, he's got, he's doing good things.
He's doing good things.
And the main thing is just reassure him.
You know, just because of all the part of people, one person's mind.
So I think it's nothing to do with it.
Yeah.
Okay.