Conversation: 044-061
Prev:  044-060 Next: 044-062Start Date: 28-Mar-1973 8:50 PM
End Date: 28-Mar-1973 9:09 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: White House Telephone
NARA Description:
On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 44-61 Date: March 28, 1973 Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:09 pm Location: White House Telephone H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President. [See also Conversation No. 425-26] Watergate -E. Howard Hunt, Jr. -Grand jury appearance -Immunity -James W. McCord, Jr. -John J. Sirica -Subpoena for grand jury -Effect on information for White House -Hunt -Lawyer’s report to Paul L. O’Brien -Grand jury’s offer of immunity -George D. Webster’s call to John W. Dean, III -Meeting with Howard H. Baker, Jr.’s assistant, Hugh Branson -Baker’s desire for liaison with White House -Richard G. Kleindienst -Murray M. Chotiner -Webster -William E. Timmons’ call to Branson -40- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-09) Conversation No. 44-61 (cont’d) -Dean -John N. Mitchell and Jeb Stuart Magruder -Need for criminal lawyer -Hiring by Dean -Dissemination of information -Mitchell -New York grand jury -Diary showing meetings -Story -White House staff involvement after break-in -Hunt’s testimony -McCord’s knowledge -Timmons -Webster -Dean -Mitchell’s story -Meetings -Dean’s story -Prior knowledge -Magruder -Mitchell -Plea -Executive privilege -Mitchell and Magruder -McCord’s possible knowledge -G. Gordon Liddy -Preparations for Mitchell meeting -Approval of plan -Mitchell -Martha (Beall) Mitchell’s call to the New York Times -Allegations -Target -McCord -Target of allegations -Magruder -Mitchell’s reaction -Herbert W. Kalmbach -Hospitalization of Martha Mitchell -41- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-09) Conversation No. 44-61 (cont’d) -Magruder -Approval of Liddy’s plan -Dean -Criminal lawyer -Possibilities -Support from President -Necessity of testimony -Fifth Amendment -Firing -Testimony -Fifth Amendment -Lawyer-client relationship -Haldeman -McCord -Grand jury -Sirica -Ervin Committee -Charles W. Colson