Conversation: 938-006
Prev:  938-005 Next: 938-007Start Date: 12-Jun-1973 4:52 PM
End Date: 12-Jun-1973 5:27 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 5:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 938-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 938-6 Date: June 12, 1973 Time: 4:52 pm - 5:27 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. National economy -Advisors’ views -Tone -Compared to President’s views -Export regulation -Possible legislation -Export licensing -20- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -Trade with the enemy Act -Export administration Act -Secretary of Commerce -Export licensing -Export administration Act -Challenges -Congressional authority -P.L. 480 [Public Law 480] -Haig’s conversation with George P. Shultz -Shultz’s views -President’s authority -Notification -Possible legislation -Justice Department study -Possible price freeze -Congressional relations -Poll -House of Representatives -Senate -Possible letter from President to Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield -Hugh Scott -Vote -Administration efforts -Public relations [PR] -Television -Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop -Morale -Views of Spiro T. Agnew and Peter M. Flanigan -Possible Congressional action -Timing John B. Connally -Role on White House staff -Cabinet and Quadriad meetings -Shultz -Leonid I. Brezhnev dinner -National Security Council [NSC] -21- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -Cabinet and Quadriad meetings -Energy meetings Forthcoming energy meeting -Timing -Melvin Payne -William L. Horton -Health -Package -Administrator -Compared to Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] -Clarence M Kelley Vietnam negotiations -Communiqué -Henry A. Kissinger -Haig’s experience -Saigon -Election -Haig’s recent conversation with Charles Whitehouse Public relations [PR] Bryce N. Harlow appointment -Timing John D. Ehrlichman’s letter to President, June 11, 1973 -Haig’s view -President’s view -Haig’s view -Ehrlichman’s contact with Haig -Accuracy of letter -Criticism of Haig -Watergate -Haig’s conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -Leonard Garment -Media relations -22- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -Loyalty -Possible resignations -Agnew -Shultz, Roy L. Ash -Connally -Melvin R. Laird’s appointment -Laird -Effect of appointment -Haig’s conversations with Connally and Haldeman -Ehrlichman -Haldeman -Lawrence M. Higby -Judgment -President’s schedule -Haig’s role -Accessibility -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Tod R. Hullin -Ronald L. Ziegler, Ash White House staff -Harlow -Laird’s role -Haig’s role -Haig’s role -Compared to Haldeman, Ehrlichman -Kissinger, Laird, Harlow -Morning meetings -Harlow -Ziegler -Anne L. Armstrong, Ash -Morning meetings -Laird, Harlow, Ash, Ziegler, Haig, Kissinger, and Shultz -Frequency An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 4:52 pm. President’s schedule -23- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -Barber The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:27 pm. White House staff meetings -Frequency -Wednesdays -Agenda Shultz -Forthcoming conversation with Haig -President’s plan for national economy -President’s confidence in Shultz -Pragmatism -Morale -Iceland -Haig’s conversation with Shultz -Ehrlichman’s letter to President -Relationship with Ash White House staff -Organization -Cole’s relationship with Ash -Ehrlichman’s assignment of responsibility to Ash -Staff -Ash -Responsibilities -Policy, politites -Relations with Cole and Shultz -Cole -Haig’s assessment -Possible meeting with President -Laird’s role Agnew -Forthcoming meeting with President and Haig -Previous meetings with President -24- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -Distortions -President’s schedule -Haig’s conversation with Harlow -Laird White House staff -Morale -Laird -Possible resignations -Cabinet -Leaks to media -President’s schedule -Connally -Kissinger -President’s telephone calls -Frequency Ehrlichman’s letter to President -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. -Views concerning Garment -John J. Wilson -Anti-Semitism White House staff -Garment’s role -Workload -Judgment -Haig’s view -Connally’s -Forthcoming conversation with Haig -Cabinet, National Security Council [NSC], Energy -Value -Haig’s schedule -Shultz’s role -Conversations with Haig -Frequency -President’s schedule -25- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 938-6 (cont’d) -William Clements, Laird -President’s schedule -Meetings -Politics -Farm legislation -Shultz, Stein, Haig, and Ash -Farmers, milk producers -Attitudes -President’s schedule -Ash, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Haig, Ronald L. Ziegler -Kissinger problem -Buzhardt Watergate -John W. Dean, III -Forthcoming Ervin Committee testimony -Conversations with President -William O. Bittman -Buzhardt -After March 21, 1973 -Bittman -Possible allegations concerning payoffs -Allegations -Ehrlichman -President -$1,000,000 -Possible duration -Dean -Forthcoming testimony of Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Charles W. Colson -President Haig left at an unknown time before 5:27 pm. -26- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012)