General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met with diplomat Douglas MacArthur, II to review MacArthur’s extensive career in foreign service and military affairs. The discussion covered his assignments across Europe, Japan, and the Middle East, including observations on geopolitical tensions in regions such as Jordan, Pakistan, and Iran. The conversation served primarily as a retrospective on MacArthur's professional background and experiences with various international regimes and conflicts.
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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.