920–9

Conversation No. 920-9

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 5:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Watergate

-Huston Plan

-Buzhardt’s activities

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Conversation No. 920-9 (cont’d)

-William C. Sullivan
-Robert Mardian
-Search of files
-Tom C. Huston
-Defense Intelligence Agency [DIA]
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
-James R. Schlesinger
-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters

President’s schedule

Watergate

-Huston Plan

-Termination
-Records
-DIA
-National Security Agency [NSA]
-Meeting with NSA representatives
-Electronic surveillance
-Forthcoming meeting with Buzhardt
-Possible implementation
-Surreptitious entry

-Explanation



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Watergate

-Domestic disturbances

-Targeted groups

-Weathermen
-Students for a Democratic Society [SDS]
-Black Panthers
-Possible White House response
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-President’s approval
-Chile
-John W. Dean III

-Role

-Huston Plan

-Motive

-Break-in
-James W. McCord’s statement regarding motive
-Knowledge of document
-Sol Lindenbaum memo, March 1972
-Motive
-Huston Plan

-Huston’s memory

-Possible White House response

-Buzhardt’s activities

-Mardian and Sullivan
-Mardian’s role
-Intelligence committee
-Buzhardt’s forthcoming call

The President and Buzhardt left at an unknown time before 5:53 pm.
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