811–1

Conversation No. 811-1

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 3:01 pm-3:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.

[The conversation was in progress when the recording began.]

Second term reorganization
-Unknown conversation
-Leak
-Justice Department [?]
-Leaks
-Justice Department
-L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III
-Retention
-Possible resignation
-Confirmation
-Confirmation
-Press and Congressional relations
-Richard G. Kleindienst’s view
-Kleindienst
-Retention
-Support from James O. Eastland
-Roman L. Hruska
-Duration
-Departmental “overhaul”

Henry A. Kissinger
-Greetings by Ehrlichman

Ehrlichman and the President left at 3:04 p.m.
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