Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-193
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Watergate and John Mitchell
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:24 PM–3:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the recent New York grand jury indictments of John Mitchell and Maurice Stans in the Robert Vesco case. The conversation turns to legal strategy and internal frustrations regarding the accuracy of reports being relayed to Alexander Haig about meetings with Haldeman's legal counsel. Haldeman specifically corrects the record concerning the attendance of J. Fred Buzhardt, Leonard Garment, and Horace Chapman Rose at a recent meeting, highlighting ongoing friction within the administration’s legal coordination.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-193 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-193
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 3:24 pm - 3:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See also Conversation No. 435-16]
Watergate
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-193 (cont’d)
-Haldeman’s preceding meeting
-Indictments
-John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans
-Robert L. Vesco case
-John D. Ehrlichman
-John W. Dean, III
-Haldeman’s lawyers
-Reaction to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
-Meeting with Buzhardt, Leonard Garment, and [Horace] Chapman
(“Chappie”) Rose
-David N. Parker
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s report to Haldeman
-AttendeesAlso recorded on May 10, 1973
- 435-016 3:24 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 045-194 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 435-017 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 435-018 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 045-195 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 435-019 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 045-196 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 435-020 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-193, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-193 (accessed October 1, 2026).