On April 8, 1971, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Douglas MacArthur, II met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 3:56 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 052-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 52-3
Date: April 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 3:56 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met with Douglas MacArthur, II
MacArthur’s career
-Army during World War II
-France
-Paris
-Vichy
-North Africa
-Adolf Hitler
-Normandy
-Western European division
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization command
-Japan
-Belgium
-Tehran
-Japanese treaty
-World War II
-Belgium
-Evacuation of troops
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[This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.]
[National Security]
[052-003-w001]
[Duration: 1m 25s]
MacArthur’s career
-Middle East and Southeast Asia
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 04/25/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[052-003-w002]
[Duration: 5m 33s]
MacArthur’s career
-Middle East and Southeast Asia
-Jordan
-Autumn 1970
-Bangladesh
-Pakistan
-Bengali
-Arabs, Israel
-Sri Lanka
-Turkey
-Iran
-Federation of Iran Students
-Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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Haig and MacArthur left at an unknown time before 3:56 pmThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.