Date: May 10, 1973

Time: 2:56 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See also Conversation No. 435-8]

Press relations

-Indictments in Robert L. Vesco case

-John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans

-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

-Effect

-Ziegler’s previous press briefing

-White House reorganization

-Haig

-Tone

-Cabinet

-President’s talk at New Majority Dinner

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log

(rev. October-2012)

-Forrest Boyd

-Press coverage

-Television [TV]

-Wire services

-News summary

-Tone

-John W. Dean, III

-New York Times story

-Seymour M. Hersh

-Accuracy of reporting

-Relations with President

-Papers

-Motives

-White House counterattack

-Henry A. Kissinger’s announcement of summit

-President’s talk at New Majority Dinner

-Press reaction

-Press briefing

-Cabinet

-Haig

-Congressional leaders

-Vote in House of Representatives

-William E. Timmons

-Lack of staff