Conversation: 439-019
Prev:  439-018 Next: 439-020Start Date: 21-May-1973 3:40 PM
End Date: 21-May-1973 4:25 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 4:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 439-19 Date: May 21, 1973 Time: 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Ronald L. Ziegler. Watergate -White House response -Forthcoming White Paper [Statements about Watergate investigation, May 22, 1973] -Release -Bryce N. Harlow’s views -Hugh Scott and Gerald R. Ford -John C. Stennis and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. -Henry M. Jackson -Cover letter -Meeting with Congressional leaders -Carl B. Albert -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield, Scott, Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Robert P. Griffin and Thomas P. O’Neill -Contacts by Harlow and William E. Timmons -Spiro T. Agnew -Howard H. Baker, Jr. -Herbert G. Klein -Cover letter -President’s schedule -Forthcoming conversation [with Congressional leaders] -13- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-2011) Conversation 439-19 (cont’d) -Forthcoming trip to Iceland -Meeting with Cabinet -[Memorial Day] message Haig’s schedule -Economics meeting President’s schedule -Forthcoming White Paper Watergate -White House response -Forthcoming White Paper -Henry E. Petersen -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman -Phraseology -Cover letter -Ziegler’s answers to briefing questions -Daniel Ellsberg break-in -President’s knowledge -President’s meeting with John W. Dean, III, March 21 -Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr. -E. Howard Hunt, Jr. -Richard G. Kleindienst -Ehrlichman’s knowledge -Justice Department’s knowledge -Dean’s allegations regarding Petersen -Haldeman and Ehrlichman President’s schedule -[Florida] -Weather Watergate -White House response -Forthcoming White Paper [statements about Watergate investigation, May 22, 2973] -14- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-2011) Conversation 439-19 (cont’d) -Forthcoming coversation -Harlow’s view Haig left at 3:59 pm. -Phraseology and content -Plumbers -Dean -Papers [?] -Shepherd [?] -Krogh -President’s investigation -National security -Petersen -Hunt -Ellsberg investigation -Kleindienst -Hunt’s break-in of Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office -Ellsberg trial -Evidence -Kleindienst’s recommendations -President’s knowledge -Buzhardt -Dean’s possible allegations Ziegler left at 4:25 pm.