Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 039-107
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 1973 at 1:38 PM
Participants: White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-107

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:01] General Haig, sir.
[0:03] Mr. President?
[0:04] What's Henry's report?
[0:06] Two things, sir.
[0:08] One is he's having his usual problem with Saigon.
[0:11] Yeah.
[0:12] And he's sending us a message in a draft letter for Q. Yeah.
[0:16] He just fired off.
[0:17] Yeah, and he believes it would be very helpful if I first talked to Ambassador Fong here.
[0:23] Good, good.
[0:23] And maybe even bring him in to you for two minutes.
[0:26] All right.
[0:26] He said it's that urgent and that crucial.
[0:29] He also said they had to slip the schedule twenty-four hours and that they won't be ready until Friday.
[0:37] Well, let's slip the meeting then.
[0:38] That's what I thought.
[0:39] We ought to get the bipartisan— Yeah.
[0:41] —shifted until 8.30 Friday morning and then take off for Florida on these.
[0:46] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[0:47] I agree.
[0:50] We better slip the meeting.
[0:51] No sense in—and then I would move the cabinet to—well, no, leave them where they are.
[0:56] They've already been informed.
[0:58] Right.
[0:58] Fine, fine.
[1:00] And I thought tonight, if you're free... Are you free tonight?
[1:04] Yes, sir.
[1:05] Maybe we might invite...
[1:07] I talked to Steve before.
[1:08] We might invite...
[1:17] I thought we might have Connelly, but I'm not sure.
[1:20] You're going to see him at 2.30?
[1:22] Yes.
[1:22] Now, that wouldn't be a bad idea.
[1:24] All right, fine.
[1:25] When he's there, you see if he'd like to go.
[1:28] Good.
[1:28] Just you and he and I and maybe Harlow.
[1:30] I think that's excellent.
[1:32] Fine.
[1:32] Okay.
[1:32] Fine.
[1:33] Good.