Date: April 30, 1973

Time: 11:15 pm – 11:18 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. The President can be heard in the

background.

Telephone call from George H. W. Bush

Telephone call from Maj. Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes

-Transmission from Thailand

Tricia Nixon Cox conferred with the President.

[Begin conferral]

Telephone call from Bush

[End conferral]

The President talked with Bush.

Watergate

-President’s speech

-Volume of telephone calls to President

-Republican Leadership Conference

-Emotional tone

-John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Bush’s lack of involvement

-President’s perseverance

-President’s schedule

-May 8, 1973 dinner

-Support for President

-Republican politicians

-Bush’s travels

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log

(rev. October-2012)

-Support for President

-South Carolina

-Pennsylvania

-Texas

-Missouri [?]

-President’s relationship with Bush

-Barbara Bush

-Commentators

-Carl T. Rowan

-President’s speech

-“Checkers” speech

-Cambodia

-May 8, 1972 decision

-Popular reaction