{"conversationCode":"432-030","tapeNumber":432,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-432-030","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T16:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T16:31:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"12:03 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"12:31 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 9, 1973, 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 12:03 pm and 12:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-030 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 432-30\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:31 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n       White House special prosecutor\n             -Appointment\n                    -Edmund G. (“Pat”) Brown\n                            -Background\n                                    -Governor, Attorney-General\n                                            -California\n                                    -Democrat\n                                            -Regard for Presidency [?]\n                            -Advantages\n                                    -Name recognition\n                                    -Former district attorney\n                                            -Effect on committee\n                                    -Sensitivity to national interests\n                            -Background\n                                    -Attorney general\n                                    -Governor\n                                            -President’s Democratic opponent, 1962\n                    -Elliot L. Richardson’s choice\n                            -Harvard University\n                            -Effect on John N. Mitchell\n                    -Brown\n                            -President’s recommendation\n                                    -Richardson\n\f                                               -34-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["432-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"432-029","nextCode":"432-031","transcript":[{"start":0.5,"end":19.82,"text":"Now, I'm going to go ahead and try to find people to go."},{"start":19.84,"end":20.72,"text":"I'm going to go ahead and find people to go."},{"start":37.73,"end":60.68,"text":"I mean, it's a big name."},{"start":60.7,"end":61.22,"text":"It's got a big population."},{"start":67.03,"end":90.28,"text":"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":91.31,"end":120.81,"text":"We want the truth, but we don't want to kill a man."},{"start":124.52,"end":140,"text":"I'm sorry."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig discussed the selection of a special prosecutor to address the ongoing investigation into the Watergate scandal. The two evaluated the potential appointment of former California Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, weighing his Democratic background, name recognition, and experience as a district attorney. Nixon aimed to ensure the investigation would be conducted fairly without unduly harming individuals involved, ultimately looking to influence Elliot Richardson's final selection.","topics":["Special Prosecutor","Watergate scandal","Edmund G. Brown","Elliot Richardson","Executive appointments"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:47:02.459Z"},"topicSlugs":["special-prosecutor","watergate-scandal","edmund-g-brown","elliot-richardson","executive-appointments"],"audioDurationSec":146,"audioFiles":[{"file":"432-030.mp3","bytes":4685824,"durationSec":146.29,"bitrate":256242,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:39.453Z","transcriptGapSeconds":111,"transcriptGapShare":0.76,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/432-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/432/conversation-432-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}