Conversation: 436-014
Prev:  436-013 Next: 436-015Start Date: 14-May-1973 5:20 PM
End Date: 14-May-1973 5:42 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:20 pm to 5:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 436-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 436-14 Date: May 14, 1973 Time: 5:20 pm - 5:42 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Lawrence M. Higby. Watergate -Ervin Committee -Allegations against President -San Clemente property -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo -President’s financial situation -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -Conversation with Higby -Grand jury testimony ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Statute] [Duration: 26 s ] -18- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. May-2012) Conversation No. 436-14 (cont’d) END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Watergate -Higby’s possible grand jury testimony -Executive privilege -Memoranda of conversation [Memcons] -Haldeman’s grand jury testimony -Higby’s knowledge -Possible consultation with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. -John W. Dean, III -President, Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman -Newsweek story -Documents -Possible contents -E. Howard Hunt’s activities -Ehrlichman -Charles W. Colson’s relationship with Dean -Allegations regarding President’s San Clemente property -Legal relationship to President Dean -Knowledge of trust -Nixon Foundation -Financial arrangements -Purchase of President’s San Clemente property President’s San Clemente property -Financial arrangements -Public story -Blind trust -Robert H. Abplanalp and Rebozo -Cost -Adjacent property -President’s membership -19- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. May-2012) Conversation No. 436-14 (cont’d) -Motives -Nixon Foundation compared to blind trust -Abplanalp and Rebozo -Ronald L. Ziegler -Nixon Foundation ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2 s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** President’s San Clemente property -Allegations -Dean as possible source -[Santa Ana Register] -Laguna, San Clemente Watergate -Allegations regarding campaign funds -Senate committee -Ziegler -Press coverage -Ziegler’s conversations -Frank DeMarco, Jr. -20- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. May-2012) Conversation No. 436-14 (cont’d) -Herbert W. Kalmbach -Higby’s meetings with Haldeman and Ehrlichman -President’s letter to J. Edgar Hoover regarding Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr. -Krogh’s role -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] files -William D. Ruckelshaus -Indictments -John N. Mitchell -Jeb Stuart Magruder -Allegations regarding President’s San Clemente property -Source -Ervin Committee -Laguna Beach, California -Dean -Dean -Haldeman, Ehrlichman and President -Conversation with Higby -Haldeman and Ehrlichman -President -Timing -Haldeman -Statements -Report -Phone conversation with Higby -Conversations -Lawyers -United States attorney -White House response -Strategy and visibility -Norfolk, Virginia -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -President’s schedule -Haile Selassie -Iceland -Buzhardt’s role -Ziegler -Haldeman -21- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. May-2012) Conversation No. 436-14 (cont’d) -Opponents -Ehrlichman -Conversation with Higby -Dean’s documents -Possible contents Higby left at 5:42 pm.