Conversation 880-007

TapeTape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:26 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloRecording deviceOval Office

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 880-7 (cont’d)

      Watergate
           -L. Patrick Gray, III
           -Testimony before committee
           -News reports
                 -John W. Dean, III's testimony
                       -Restrictions
                       -Executive privilege
                             -Court challenge
                             -Mitchell, Maurice H. Stans
                             -News

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:18 pm.

      President’s schedule
            -President's meeting with James M. Collins
            -John G. Tower

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.

      Watergate
           -Press conference
                 -Richard A. Moore's, Patrick J. Buchanan's and Dean's opinion
                 -Moore's opinion
           -Ziegler's comments
                 -Ervin hearings
                 -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] raw files
                        -White House viewing
                        -Disclosure to Ervin Committee
                 -Dealings with press
                 -J. Edgar Hoover's practices
           -Press
                 -Frustrations

      President’s press conference
            -Length
            -Sarah McClendon
            -Frances L. Lewine
                  -Cut-off of press conference
            -Clark R. Mollenhoff
            -President's handling of questions
                  -Martin K (“Ken”) Worthy
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                                                  Conversation No. 880-7 (cont’d)

                   -[Unintelligible name]
             -Timing
                   -Advantages
                   -Moore's view
             -Press hostility
             -Watergate
                   -Comments
                   -Future press conference responses
                   -Tone
                          -Kissinger

       Watergate
            -Executive privilege
                 -President's experiences as congressman
                 -Cooperation with committee of Congress
                       -Administration's record

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with Debbie Ploch
                    -"1973 Maid of Cotton"
             -Photographer
                    -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
             -Distribution of photograph
                    -Texas

Ziegler left at 12:25 pm.

                                                              Conversation No. 880-7

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Delivery

       President’s schedule
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Sanchez left at 12:26 pm.

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.