President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to coordinate the White House strategy regarding the escalating Watergate scandal and the administration's public relations response. The discussion centered on managing communications through Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler and preparing for a critical meeting with Republican congressmen. Haig also briefed the President on recent consultations with William J. Baroody and addressed concerns regarding national security implications of the unfolding investigation.
On May 22, 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 440-23
Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Haig’s schedule
Watergate
-White House response
-National security
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-William J. Baroody’s conversation with Haig
- President’s forthcoming meeting with Republican congressmen
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