President Nixon and Alexander Haig met briefly to discuss administrative personnel, travel arrangements, and the status of ongoing internal investigations. The conversation centers on staff management, including the travel policies for certain individuals, and an assessment of tape recordings related to internal probes. The pair also acknowledged the confirmation of Elliot Richardson as Attorney General as a significant positive development for the administration.
On June 4, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:39 pm to 9:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 442-67
Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 9:39 pm - 9:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary
Committee…,” pages 159-164 (.pdf pages 164-169). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff
reviewed the transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. February-2011)
Conversation No. 442-67 (cont’d)
the provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).
The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[See also Conversation No. 39-79]
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