Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-007
Nixon, Haig & Woods on Watergate and J. Edgar Hoover
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:42 PM–2:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander Haig confer to locate missing files once belonging to J. Edgar Hoover that were reportedly sent to the White House following the departures of H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. Woods clarifies that the sensitive materials were never delivered to her office or placed in her custody. Consequently, Haig agrees to investigate the matter further to determine the actual location of the files.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1973, Rose Mary Woods, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-7
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 2:42 pm - 2:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 434-16A]
Watergate
-Envelope
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s request
The President conferred with Alexander M. Haig Jr. at an unknown time.
[Begin conferral]
[See Conversation No. 434-16]
[End conferral]
J. Edgar Hoover’s files
-4-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
-Custody
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
-Lawrence M. Higby
Materials in Woods’ custodyAlso recorded on May 11, 1973
- 046-008 2:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 434-017 2:47 PM · 29 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 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 434-018 2:47 PM · 10 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 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 046-009 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 434-019 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 046-010 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-021 2:53 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-022 2:53 PM · 26 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-007, 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/046-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).