{"conversationCode":"434-030","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-030","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:22:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"3:21 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"3:22 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-030 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 434-30\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: 3:21 pm - 3:22 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 46-17]","filename":["434-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"434-029","nextCode":"434-031","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":22.07,"text":"Al, if somebody should find that document, I want you to bring it over and I will look at it."},{"start":22.09,"end":22.55,"text":"Do you have a copy yet?"},{"start":22.57,"end":23.49,"text":"God damn it, there's some place in this house."},{"start":23.51,"end":24.87,"text":"There's a hole in the book, there's a lock, there's a key someplace."},{"start":24.89,"end":25.69,"text":"I'm going to get in touch with the home."},{"start":25.71,"end":26.29,"text":"Rose, I should go to find it."},{"start":35.03,"end":56.18,"text":"I think they want to leak it today."},{"start":56.2,"end":57.94,"text":"Let me tell you the whole game here now."},{"start":57.96,"end":58.28,"text":"It's all PR now."},{"start":58.3,"end":60.37,"text":"Instead of setting it up and then judging, let me sit on it for a week."},{"start":60.39,"end":60.85,"text":"I've got to put it out."},{"start":60.87,"end":61.69,"text":"No, but I mean, I'm not at the same time."},{"start":61.71,"end":62.45,"text":"Get it out before he gets it."},{"start":62.47,"end":62.89,"text":"You're goddamn right."},{"start":62.91,"end":63.17,"text":"That's right."},{"start":63.19,"end":63.77,"text":"It leaks and then he gets it."},{"start":63.79,"end":63.97,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the preemptive release of a sensitive document to control the narrative amid concerns over unauthorized leaks. Nixon emphasizes that the current climate has become a public relations struggle and directs Haig to locate the material before it can be leaked by political opponents. The discussion reflects the administration's defensive strategy to manage information flow and prevent unfavorable press coverage.","topics":["Watergate","White House leaks","Public relations","Information management","Alexander Haig"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:59:00.609Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate","white-house-leaks","public-relations","information-management","alexander-haig"],"audioDurationSec":71,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-030.mp3","bytes":2267136,"durationSec":70.75,"bitrate":256366,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.105Z","transcriptGapSeconds":43,"transcriptGapShare":0.61,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}