Conversation 917-017

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 917-17

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President played portions of a previously recorded dictabelt tape.


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      Dictabelt entry, April 6, 1973 

           -San Clemente          

                  -Location         

           -Discussion         


      [Pause]

      April 10, 1973 [?]
                                      -24-

             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                               Tape Subject Log
                                (rev. June-2012)

                                                         Conversation No. 917-17 (cont’d)


Watergate
     -President’s conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
           -President’s knowledge prior to press coverage
     -President’s conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
           -President’s support for Haldeman       

                 -Appearance of guilt       

                 -Strength       


[Pause]

Watergate
     -President’s conversation with John D. Ehrlichman
           -Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. [?]
                 -Haldeman
                       -Staff       

                 -Delay       

                 -Impartiality        

           -Dean      

                 -Prosecuting strategy      

                       -Jeb Stuart Magruder
                              -Conviction
                              -Immunity
                              -Witness
           -Charles W. Colson           

                 -Clemency        

                       -Review          

                 -White House staff       

                       -Set-up        

                              -Dean, Haldeman      


[Pause]

[April 7. 1973]

Memos [April 7, 1973]
    -President’s drive through Laguna, California
                                               -25-


                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                        Tape Subject Log 

                                         (rev. June-2012)

                                                             Conversation No. 917-17 (cont’d)

                 -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo           


     [Pause]      


     Memos for file, April 8, 1973 


     [Pause]      


     Memos for file, April 14, 1973 


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