Conversation: 432-028
Prev: 432-027 Next: 432-029Start Date: 9-May-1973 12:03 PM
End Date: 9-May-1973 12:22 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 432-28
Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Leonard Garment
Donald E. Santarelli
-Decision
Garment
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
President’s schedule
-Cabinet meeting
-John B. Connally’s attendance
Watergate
-Special counsel
-Leonard Garment
-[First name unknown] Quinn [?]
-Bryce N. Harlow
-John W. Dean, III
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. September-2011)
Conversation No. 432-28 (cont’d)
-Documents
-Possible contents
-Ronald Ziegler
Cambodia
-House of Representatives
-Vote on funding US operations in Cambodia
-President’s conversation with William E. Timmons
-Ongoing US operations
-Constitutional authority
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[National security]
[Duration: 5 s ]
US OPERATIONS
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Cambodia
-US victory
-Support of Lon Nol regime
-House of Representatives vote
President’s schedule
-Meeting on long-term strategy
-Haig, Ziegler
Haig’s morale
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. September-2011)
Conversation No. 432-28 (cont’d)
President’s morale
-President’s meeting with George H. W. Bush, David K. (“Pat”) Wilson, William
E. Brock, III, Robert H. Michel
-Negativity
-Timmon’s role
-Staff encouragement
-George P. Shultz [?]
US military operations in Southeast Asia
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-President’s policies
-Opponents
-Need for response
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
Watergate
-Dean
-Papers
-Contents
-White House response