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Conversation 869-004

TapeTape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:20 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:24 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 869-4

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: 8:20 am - 8:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

       President's meeting with William E. Timmons
             -Items for discussion
                   -Congressional leaders
                          -Meetings with President
                          -Hugh Scott’s request
             -President's availability for meetings with Congress members
             -Haldeman’s guidance for Timmons

       John D. Ehrlichman's meeting with Hugh Scott and Gerald R. Ford
            -Desire for meetings with President
            -Ehrlichman's opinion of meeting

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 8:20 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. May-2010)
                                                            Conversation No. 869-4 (cont’d)




       John W. Dean, III
            -Arrival
            -Meeting with President
                  -Time

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:24 am.

       Congressional relations
            -Chowder and Marching Club, policy group luncheon
                  -Desirability
            -Ehrlichman
            -Problems in scheduling
                  -Meeting with mayors’ group
            -Surrogate operation
                  -Administration’s appeal to people

       President's meetings with Congress members
             -Benefits
             -Capitol compared with White House

Haldeman left at 8:24 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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for more personal conduct, public members, and the U.S. government.
Scott Maybach to address the Senate GOP conference
I'm not sure.
I don't know.
Yeah.
Because I didn't.
I didn't just throw him in the city.
It got to the point where he was right at Scott's face.
about that house, but I did want to start going and got to cancel the mayor, and got to cancel a whole lot of what they were talking about was the need to peddle our own apples rather than going through the numbers that we are making or working with them.
I mean, I don't know, to be honest, after a certain operations and the whole thing going into the country, going to the people and creating a survey rather than trying to sit down and work that out here.
So we've had these people now and said this is a great community and we've had them for a reception and security.
And they don't, it doesn't do any good, that's my point.
I mean, I don't, or does it?
No, it doesn't so far.
I don't know, but that's just amazing to believe that it will happen.
Well, I don't know, but...
Okay, we have.
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