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Start Date: 17-Apr-1973 12:35 PM

End Date: 17-Apr-1973 2:20 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Ehrlichman, John D.Ziegler, Ronald L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

898-012a.mp3

898-012b.mp3

NARA Description:

On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 898-12

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: 12:35 pm-2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman.

       President’s schedule        

              -Lunch        


       Visit of Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
               -Meeting with President
               -John A. Volpe
                      -Benefits of presence
                      -Remarks
                             -Political advantages

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
174, pages 1-95. The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the transcript and made
changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential
Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA). The National Archives does not
guarantee its accuracy.]

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was also prepared Richard Nixon’s
Special White House Counsel for Watergate Matters and submitted to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. This transcript can be found in Submission of
Recorded Presidential Conversations (SRPC), pages 987-1058 (1-70). Please refer to the RG
460 transcript.]

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[End transcribed portion]

       Watergate       

             -Henry E. Petersen          

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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                       Tape Subject Log 

                                      (rev. October-2011)

                                                            Conversation No. 898-12 (cont’d)

                      -Contacts with John W. Dean, III
                             -Richard A. Moore

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[End transcribed portion]


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 

[National security]

[Duration: 20 s ] 



       CHILE


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[Resume transcribed portion] 


Haldeman left at an unknown time after 12:35 pm.


Haldeman entered at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.


Ziegler entered at 2:10 pm.


Ziegler left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.


[End transcribed portion] 


Haldeman and Ehrlichman left at 2:20 pm.

                                               -35-


                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                      Tape Subject Log 

                                     (rev. October-2011)