Conversation 438-002

TapeTape 438StartThursday, May 17, 1973 at 1:27 PMEndThursday, May 17, 1973 at 1:32 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Acker, Marjorie P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 438-2

Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

       Rose Mary Woods

       President’s mail on Watergate
              -Distribution
                      -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                              -Senior staff members
                      -Staff morale
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler
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Uh, Rose there, please.
Uh, Mark?
No.
That's all right.
You can take care of it.
I'd like for you and Jim to get together sort of a good solid batch of this sort of incoming mail that we have and all the other side of the stuff.
And sort of pass it to Al Hagan and say, if we avoid the senior staff, I want to just look through it.
It's good for their morale to see a little of it.
You know what I mean?
Get the chill on.
Get a good solid batch of it.
She should do it on the basis that she thought they might want to see it, not that I thought they might want to see it.
Now, if they have any issues, they should signal her.
Okay?
Thank you.