Conversation: 920-011
Prev: 920-010 Next: 920-012Start Date: 16-May-1973 5:53 PM
End Date: 16-May-1973 6:11 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:53 pm to 6:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 920-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 920-11
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 5:53 pm - 6:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Watergate
-Huston Plan
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.’s forthcoming call to Robert C. Mardian
-Termination
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Haig’s conversation with Haldeman
-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-Possible White House response
-Umbrella theory
-[Plumbers]
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2011)
Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)
-President’s previous conversation with Buzhardt
-John W. Dean III’s motive
-Huston Plan
-Termination
-Haldeman
-J. Edgar Hoover
-Surreptitious entry
-Purpose
-Weathermen
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National security]
[Duration: 7 s ]
INTELLIGENCE
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Watergate
-Huston Plan
-Possible White House response
-Watergate burglars
-White House response
-Huston Plan
-Ervin Committee
-Buzhardt
-[William] Stuart Symington
-Possible leak
-Attitude towards intelligence agencies
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2011)
Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)
-Possible White House response
-Termination
-Intelligence committee
-Mardian
-William C. Sullivan
-Hoover
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 6:02 pm.
Watergate
-Huston Plan
-1971 announcement of intelligence reorganization
-Purpose
-Students for a Democratic Society [SDS] and Weathermen
Buzhardt entered at an unknown time after 6:02 pm.
Watergate
-Huston Plan
-Analysis group
-Bernie Welles
-Function
-Operations
-Dean
-Knowledge
-Motive
-Role
-Buzhardt’s previous conversation with Mardian
-Dean’s role
-Analysis group
-1971 charter
-Huston’s phraseology
-Surreptitious entry
-Hoover’s activities
-Weatherman
-Termination
-Buzhardt’s forthcoming conversations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2011)
Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)
-Coordinating group
-Charter
-Buzhardt’s conversation with Mardian
-Meeting location
-Welles
-Judge in Washington State
-Implementation
The President et al. left at 6:11 pm.