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Conversation 039-075

TapeTape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:58 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 2:00 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AudioNARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:58 pm to 2:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-75

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 1:58 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See also Conversation No. 442-26]

       Watergate
             -John W. Dean, III
                    -Files
                           -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.’s examination
                           -Content
             -White House tapes
                    -President’s review
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Oh, yes, sir.
I wondered if you got anything from Bazaar yet.
He's on the last box right now, and he's gotten absolutely nothing.
I'll be damned.
He said there's just nothing there.
Maybe the guy took it all out.
It's not a normal thing.
Not normal to take it out if he, uh... Well, he'd be more likely to have reproduced what he needed.
And keep it intact, because you could challenge its authenticity.
Especially if it's a memcon or something.
In other words, if it's not in this file, we'll just say that it's not there.
I see.
But he hasn't found anything yet?
Nope.
He's found absolutely nothing.
He's as clean as a whistle.
And mostly Dean was in a position of answering questions.
You know, there are records of his answering a lot of questions.
Answering questions?
What do you mean?
On Watergate.
You know, on Watergate.
I see.
Interesting.
I think we're...
It's good to do this exercise, though.
Yes, sir.
It's going to take eight hours of my day, but I'm going to do it.
Well, it's worth it, sir.
Sure.
Okay.
Good, sir.
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