Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-006

Nixon phone call with Haig on Vernon A. Walters and Watergate scandal

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:15 PM–2:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsHaig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation046-006 on Tape 46StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 2:15 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 2:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-006 ↗

AI Summary

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. advised President Nixon against meeting with Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters to avoid attracting undue attention from investigators or the press. Nixon promptly accepted this counsel, acknowledging the potential liability such a meeting would create. Consequently, the two agreed to meet privately instead to discuss the matter further.

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Yeah.
General Haig.
Yeah.
Oh, hi.
Mr. President, I don't think you should see Walters.
Okay.
At all, because that'll be the first question they ask him.
Oh, I see.
We can't bear that.
All right.
Well, just let me...
If you've got a minute, you could come over.
Yes, sir.
Fine.
Okay.
Bye.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-6

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 2:15 pm - 2:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 434-14]

     The President’s schedule
          - Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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  • 434-011 2:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 434-012 2:11 PM · 9 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 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 434-013 2:11 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 434-014 2:15 PM · 27 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 434-015 2:16 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-006, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).