925–3

Conversation No. 925-3

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: 8:50 am - 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Watergate
-White House response
-Forthcoming White Paper [Statements about Watergate Investigation, May 22,
1973]

-Preparation

-President’s schedule

-Meeting with Congressional leaders

-Preparation

-Phraseology

-Timing

-News summary

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Conversation No. 925-3 (cont’d)

-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-White House response

-Ervin Committee

-Forthcoming White Paper

-Allegations against the President
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
-Forthcoming White Paper

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:50 am.

Delivery of an item

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:06 am.

Watergate

-Howard K. Smith’s comments

-Ervin Committee hearings

-Testimony of John N. Mitchell, Ehrlichman, and Haldeman
-Peter M. Flanigan’s statements
-White House response
-Forthcoming White Paper

-Possible effect

-Archibald Cox

-Statement regarding forthcoming investigation
-White House response
-Popular opinion
-President’s opponents
-Compared with Cambodian action in 1970
-White House response
-President’s activities

Ziegler left at 9:06 am.
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Conversation No. 925-4 (cont’d)