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Conversation 917-008

TapeTape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:25 AMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:28 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Higby, Lawrence M.Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-008

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: 11:25 am - 11:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Lawrence M. Higby.

[See Conversation No. 046-025]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
What have you found out so far?
Oh, I don't see everyone.
They said they'd never give a number in for Dean.
And they, their memories are good, aren't they?
Could you see what would have happened if the memorandum, you see, Larry, would have been done to deem what I would have done with that?
I mean, I might have had to pay the memorandum and make the copy to him and not have any copy made, just have the tape returned to me and then file.
And those, I've got myself, so I can check those.
No, I wouldn't go over to him and tell him.
You're welcome to vote.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, okay.
Very nice of you.
I want you to get her on the phone and ask her right now.
Come on.
Were there many calls when you were gone?
Now, wait a minute.
At what time did they...
But these were ones where copies were made, were they not?
In other words, these were ones where she made the...
In other words, you saw the copies, in a sense, instead of you.
Oh, what about the other one?
I didn't see that.
I guess you're right.
In other words, they all came from your office.
Well, if God saves her from this, and I can cover it up, I mean, I wouldn't have written one of these without having her... Oh, look, I never wrote any goddamn things on Watergate, you know.
No, we weren't thinking about that.
I mean, that's what people are forgetting around this damn place.
But I just wanted to check the files, you know, so that...
because there's some, you know what I mean?
You just figure there's some time in the middle.
The night you met him, he had a pretty, I don't know if you can make this word, Jack and Terry.
Yeah, but each of the girls told me this.
And they said, I heard what you asked, that he had a right around duty.
Yeah, all right.
Yeah, but each of the girls .
And they said, I heard what you asked, and he had a random 2D.
All right.
Good.
All right.
Why don't you wander across the table and report back to me.
You call me.
I'll call me and have you hear from Jerry.
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