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Start Date: 18-Jun-1973 10:35 AM

End Date: 18-Jun-1973 10:40 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haig, Alexander M., Jr.[Unknown person(s)]

Recording Device: Oval Office

943-005.mp3

NARA Description:

On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 943-5

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: 10:35 am - 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     Watergate
          -John W. Dean, III
                -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
                -$4,000, $12,000
                                       -16-

             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                Tape Subject Log
                                (rev. August-2011)

                                                             Conversation No. 943-5 (cont’d)

                 -Charles W. Colson
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman       

     -White House statement       

     -David R. Gergen       

           -Raymond K. Price         

     -June 18, 1973 Washington Post story 

           -Ronald L. Ziegler      


President’s schedule
      -Leonid I .Brezhnev visit
            -Signing of agreements
                  -Schedule       

                        -Economic agreements         

                        -Sequoia


Watergate
     -Dean
           -White House response         

                 -Colson       

                 -Ziegler’s views      

                 -Buzhardt, Charles Allen Wright         

           -Haldeman’s possible testimony        

           -$12,000        

                 -Colson       

           -Possible Larceny of $4,000        

           -Fred D. Thompson         

           -Colson       

                 -Buzhardt’s view        

     -Story concerning President’s role in break-in 

     -Internal Revenue Service [IRS] audits 

           -Lawrence F. O’Brien        

           -$200,000         

           -George P. Shultz       

     -Dean
           -Forthcoming Ervin Committee testimony             

                 -Buzhardt’s view        

                 -Thompson        

                                            -17-


                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                     Tape Subject Log 

                                     (rev. August-2011)

                                                               Conversation No. 943-5 (cont’d)

                       -Edward J. Gurney

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 10:35 am.

     Brezhnev visit
          -Weather delays

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.

     Brezhnev visit

Haig left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.