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Start Date: 18-Jun-1973 10:14 AM

End Date: 18-Jun-1973 10:35 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Ziegler, Ronald L.Kissinger, Henry A.

Recording Device: Oval Office

943-002.mp3

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      

                                 -13-

       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
                                             -14-


                   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.