Tape 123, Conversation 002 (123-002)

On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William J. Casey, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Richard G. Kleindienst, Joseph T. Sneed, John C. Whitaker, Stephen A. Wakefield, Earl L. Butz, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, William N. Letson, Peter J. Brennan, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, Floyd H. Hyde, Claude S. Brinegar, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., David R. Gergen, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Herbert Stein, Kenneth W. Clawson, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:35 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 123-002 of the White House Tapes. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cabinet officers; Casey, William J.; Shultz, George P.; Clements, William P., Jr.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Sneed, Joseph T.; Whitaker, John C.; Wakefield, Stephen A.; Butz, Earl L.; Campbell, J. Philip; Dent, Frederick B.; Letson, William N.; Brennan, Peter J.; Schubert, Richard F.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Carlucci, Frank C., III; Lynn, James T.; Hyde, Floyd H.; Brinegar, Claude S.; Krogh, Egil ("Bud"), Jr.; Armstrong, Anne L.; Bush, George H. W.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Gergen, David R.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Price, Raymond K., Jr.; Timmons, William E.; Stein, Herbert; Clawson, Kenneth W.; White House photographer.