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898-012b

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898-012a
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Ronald L. Ziegler
April 17, 1973
Conversation No. 898-12

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: 12:35 pm-2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman.

President’s schedule

-Lunch


Visit of Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
-Meeting with President
-John A. Volpe
-Benefits of presence
-Remarks
-Political advantages

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
174, pages 1-95. The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the transcript and made
changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential
Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA). The National Archives does not
guarantee its accuracy.]

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was also prepared Richard Nixon’s
Special White House Counsel for Watergate Matters and submitted to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. This transcript can be found in Submission of
Recorded Presidential Conversations (SRPC), pages 987-1058 (1-70). Please refer to the RG
460 transcript.]

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Watergate

-Henry E. Petersen

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Conversation No. 898-12 (cont’d)

-Contacts with John W. Dean, III
-Richard A. Moore

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

[National security]

[Duration: 20 s ]



CHILE


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Haldeman left at an unknown time after 12:35 pm.


Haldeman entered at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.


Ziegler entered at 2:10 pm.


Ziegler left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.


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Haldeman and Ehrlichman left at 2:20 pm.

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