575–4

Conversation No. 575-4

Date: September 17, 1971
Time: 4:24 pm - 4:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler and Alexander P. Butterfield.
[This recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress]

John D. Ehrlichman

Deferment of action

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:28 pm.

Supreme Court
-Hugo L. Black
-Letter of resignation
-Timing
-Ziegler's announcement
-Time
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-John N. Mitchell
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ehrlichman
-Warren E. Burger

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and
4:28 pm.

[Conversation No. 575-4A]

[See Conversation No. 575-4B]

Call to Burger

[End of telephone conversation]

Supreme Court
-Resignation of Black
-Information
-Ziegler’s statement
-Time
-Letter
-Time
-Meeting
-Ehrlichman
-Health reasons for resignation
-Burger
-Call to Ehrlichman
-Time
-The President's statement
-Supreme Court appearances
-Black's qualities as Justice
-Handling of issues

The President talked with Burger between 4:28 pm and 4:32 pm.

[Conversation No. 575-4B]

[See Conversation No. 9-63]

[End of telephone conversation]
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Conv. No. 575-4 (cont.)



Supreme Court
-Resignation of Black
-Announcement
-Burger's idea
-Ziegler's forthcoming call to Mitchell
-Resignation of Black
-Press questions
-Anticipation
-Successor
-Qualifications
-The President’s previous comments

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:32 pm.

President’s schedule

Robert T. Stafford

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.

Supreme Court
-Successor to Black
-Answers to press
-Qualifications
-Geography

Stafford meeting
-Photographers

Black
-Forthcoming story
-Supreme Court

Ziegler left at 4:33 pm.