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On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-019 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with John D. Ehrlichman. Jerry V. Wilson - Leadership skills L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III - Testimony before Congress Wilson - Qualifications - Travel - Press conference - President's representative President's schedule - President's meeting with Hugh Scott and Gerald R. Ford - Complaints about length - Meetings - Maurice N. Stans's people - Counsellors meeting - Wilson - Abdul R. Abdulla - Scott - Value Carl T. Curtis - President's support - Qualities as a candidate - Complaints Congressional relations - Senators' complaints - Senate policy luncheon - President's attendance - Democrats - House events - Value - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman - State dinners - Value - George H. W. Bush, Clark MacGregor and Bryce N. Harlow - Report on value of social events - President's meeting with Scott - Value of meetings with Senators - Charles McC. Mathias and John Sherman Cooper - Margaret Chase Smith - Curtis - Meeting on family assistance legislation - Dwight D. Eisenhower - Harlow, MacGregor, Bush -1956 elections - Work with Congress members - Impact Meetings with the President - Impact on President - American Bankers Association - Budget cuts [?] - Businessmen - New York - Ehrlichman's viewpoint - Congress - Value - Constituent's letters President's letter campaign - William J. Baroody, Jr. - Congress - Budget - Lobbyists - Number - Issues - Tax foundation, Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers [NAM] Congressional relations - New plans - President's role - Ehrlichman's work President's schedule - State Department meeting - Mayors - Length - Photographs - President's appearance - Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. The President and Ehrlichman left at 12:56 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.