866–17

Conversation No. 866-17

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 1:06 pm – 1:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

John W. Dean, III’s arrival

Dean entered and the unknown person left at 1:06 pm.

Watergate investigation
-The President's conversation with Richard G. Kleindienst
-Dean's notes on precedents on information release
-A \"freeze\" order
-Page in report
-Information from Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]

-Dr. Connally
-FBI files
-Raw files to Congress
-Harry S. Truman precedent
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-Executive privilege
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. May-2010)
Conversation No. 866-17 (cont’d)



-White House Staff
-Procedures for obtaining information
-Mollenhoff
-Willingness of White House to reveal information to Congress
-Testimony issue characterized
-Attorney General
-Dealings with Dean
-Pressure on Kleindienst
-Loyalty
-Affection for John N. Mitchell
-Mitchell
-Vulnerability

Weather

Dean left at 1:14 pm.