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.]

[Begin transcribed portion]

[End transcribed portion]

Watergate

-Henry E. Petersen

-34-

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log

(rev. October-2011)

-Contacts with John W. Dean, III

-Richard A. Moore

[Resume transcribed portion]

[End transcribed portion]

*****************************************************************

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

[National security]

[Duration: 20 s ]

CHILE

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

*****************************************************************

[Resume transcribed portion]

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.

[End transcribed portion]

Haldeman and Ehrlichman left at 2:20 pm.

-35-

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log

(rev. October-2011)