437–3

Conversation No. 437-3

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 1:40 pm -2:00 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Watergate

-Ziegler’s previous press conference

-John W. Dean III

-Investigation

-Documents released


An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:40 pm.

Refreshment

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:00 pm.

Raymond W. Apple, Jr.’s story

-Dean report

-John D. Ehrlichman

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Tape Subject Log

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Conversation No. 437-3 (cont’d)

-Ziegler’s previous press briefing

-President’s orders regarding investigation

-Clark MacGregor

-Results of Dean’s investigation

-Report

-Ziegler’s conversation with Peter Lisagor

Ziegler’s previous press briefing

` -Dean’s investigation

-Reports to the President

-Ehrlichman and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Ehrlichman’s actions

-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Responsibility for security in White House
-Dean
-Conversations regarding White House involvement
-Ziegler
-President
-Conversations with the President prior to February 28, 1973
-Conversation with the President, March 21
-President’s order to prepare report
-Ziegler’s previous press briefing
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] role in cover-up


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Raymond W. Apple, Jr.’s story
-Meeting of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Richard M. Helms, and Lt. Gen. Vernan A.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. August-2011)

Conversation No. 437-3 (cont’d)

Walters
-President’s orders
-CIA involvement compared with cover-up
-Dean
-Role in cover-up

-Ziegler’s previous press briefing

-Content

-Walters



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Raymond W. Apple, Jr.’s story
-Dean
-Call to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Robert
Vesco
-Relationship with John N. Mitchell
-President’s conversation with John B. Connally
-White House strategy
-National mood
-White House staff changes
-Dean documents
-Coordination of domestic intelligence
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
-Ervin Committee hearings
-Foreign policy initiatives

-Ziegler’s press briefings

-Schedule

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. August-2011)

Conversation No. 437-3 (cont’d)

-Leonard Garment’s press briefing

-Dean

-Dean

-Documents

-Immunity

-Possible Ervin Committee testimony
-SEC
-Haldeman and Ehrlichman
-Acceptance
-Justice Department
-Waiting period

-Grand jury

-Press coverage

-Possible meeting with Howard K. Smith

-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

-Grand jury activities

-President’s schedule

-Possible resignation by President

-Smith

-Bella S. Abzug

-New York Times


Ziegler’s job performance

-Spirits


Ziegler left at 2:00 pm.