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Conversation 045-098

TapeTape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:43 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:44 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AudioNARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-98

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 5:43 pm - 5:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See also Conversation No. 433-33]

     Watergate
          -President’s speech
                -Reaction
          -President’s conversation with Haig, April 30, 1973
          -Morale
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Hello?
General Haag.
Yes, Mr. President.
Still surviving today?
They're in good shape, sir.
Right.
Right.
How's the reaction to the thing last night?
I think it's excellent.
I haven't...
I think everyone here feels that...
It's the right thing, huh?
We've blown the tubes clean, and let's get on with the business.
Good.
You think it was the right thing to do, huh?
We talked last night, but do you still feel so in the cold glare of the day?
Yes, sir, I do, and it wasn't an easy...
It's an easy thing to take, but I think it's essential.
All right.
Morale is good, huh, Al?
Oh, yes, sir.
Okay.
Well, let's get on with the business, boy.
Right, sir.
Everybody, chins up.
Well, we're all with you, sir, and God damn it, it's too much going for us.
That's right, boy.
Thank you.
Good, sir.
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