Conversation 744-022

Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.

On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:18 pm to 3:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 744-022 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 744-22

Date: June 30, 1972

                                         (rev. Feb-02)

Time: 3:18-3:24 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

      Richard G. Kleindienst

      Briefing

     Watergate break-in
         -E. Howard Hunt, Jr.
                -Map of Democratic National Committee headquarters

      Supreme Court decision on death penalty
          -Briefing by Kleindienst
          -Applications of death penalty

           Watergate break-in
                -Hunt
                -Washington Daily News story
                     -Hunt's desk
                           -Charles W. Colson
                           -Map
                           -Bugging devices
                     -Ziegler's response to question at briefing
                     -John W. Dean, III's opinion
                -Kleindienst

      News leads

      Vetoes

Ziegler left at 3:24 pm.