Conversation: 575-004
Prev: 575-003 Next: 575-005Start Date: Friday, September 17, 1971 8:24 PM
End Date: Friday, September 17, 1971 8:33 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator; Burger, Warren E.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:24:20
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:32:59
NARA Description:
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Warren E. Burger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 575-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 575-4
Date: September 17, 1971
Time: 4:24 pm - 4:33 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler and Alexander P. Butterfield.
[This recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress]
John D. Ehrlichman
Deferment of action
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:28 pm.
Supreme Court
-Hugo L. Black
-Letter of resignation
-Timing
-Ziegler's announcement
-Time
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
-John N. Mitchell
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ehrlichman
-Warren E. Burger
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and
4:28 pm.
[Conversation No. 575-4A]
[See Conversation No. 575-4B]
Call to Burger
[End of telephone conversation]
Supreme Court
-Resignation of Black
-Information
-Ziegler’s statement
-Time
-Letter
-Time
-Meeting
-Ehrlichman
-Health reasons for resignation
-Burger
-Call to Ehrlichman
-Time
-The President's statement
-Supreme Court appearances
-Black's qualities as Justice
-Handling of issues
The President talked with Burger between 4:28 pm and 4:32 pm.
[Conversation No. 575-4B]
[See Conversation No. 9-63]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 575-4 (cont.)
Supreme Court
-Resignation of Black
-Announcement
-Burger's idea
-Ziegler's forthcoming call to Mitchell
-Resignation of Black
-Press questions
-Anticipation
-Successor
-Qualifications
-The President’s previous comments
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:32 pm.
President’s schedule
Robert T. Stafford
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.
Supreme Court
-Successor to Black
-Answers to press
-Qualifications
-Geography
Stafford meeting
-Photographers
Black
-Forthcoming story
-Supreme Court
Ziegler left at 4:33 pm.