Conversation: 943-002
Prev: 943-001 Next: 943-003Start Date: Monday, June 18, 1973 2:14 PM
End Date: Monday, June 18, 1973 2:35 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 943-2
Date: June 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 10:35 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Watergate
-John W. Dean, III
-President’s previous conversation with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-White House strategy
-Press reports
-Press coverage
-William Safire’s column, June 18, 1973
-White House response
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
-Fred D. Thompson
-Forthcoming Ervin Committee testimony
-Statement
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2011)
Conversation No. 943-2 (cont’d)
-White House response
-$1,000,000
-Washington Post story, June 18, 1973
-David R. Gergen
-Haig
-Leonard Garment
-Dean
-Forthcoming Ervin Committee testimony
-Possible White House response
-$1,000,000
-March 21, 1973 meeting with President
-Funds for defendants
-President’s response
-Clemency offer
-Dean’s March 22, 1973 meeting with H. R. (“Bob”)
Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman and John N. Mitchell
-Forthcoming Ervin Committee testimony
-Possible responses
-John J. Wilson, Haldeman
-Buzhardt, Charles Allen Wright
-White House response
-Specificity vs. generality
-Haldeman
-Washington Post story, June 18, 1973
-Haig
-Robert U. (“Bob”) Woodward and Carl Bernstein
-Source(s)
-New York Times
-Dean
-Possible allegations concerning President
-White House response
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.’s comments to Dean concerning Ellsberg break-
in
-Ellsberg break-in
-Dean’s conversation with President, March 1973
-Krogh’s statement concerning Ehrlichman’s knowledge
-Dean
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2011)
Conversation No. 943-2 (cont’d)
-Possible allegations concerning President
-White House response
-Counsel’s office, Buzhardt
-Howard H. Baker, Jr.
-Statement concerning President
-Dean
-Strategy
Henry Kissinger entered at 10:26 am.
Leonid I. Brezhnev’s visit
-Press statement
-World domination
-Superpower condominium
Watergate
-Dean
-Strategy
-White House response
-$1,100,000
-Safire’s column, June 18, 1973
-Compared to President
Ziegler left at an unknown time before 10:35 am.