Conversation: 899-002
Prev:  899-001 Next: 899-003Start Date: 17-Apr-1973 4:35 PM
End Date: 17-Apr-1973 4:41 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 899-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 899-2 Date: April 17, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler. [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, “Transcript of a Recording of a Meeting among the President, John Ehrlichman, Ronald Ziegler, and H. R. Haldeman, in the Oval Office on April 17, 1973, from 3:50 to 4:35 p.m.,” pages 26-28. 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 1115 - 1133 (18-19). Please refer to the RG 460 transcript.] -3- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. August-2011) Conversation No. 899-2 (cont’d) [Begin transcribed portion] [End of transcribed portion] Ziegler left at an unknown time before 4:41 pm.