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Conversation 443-016

TapeTape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 3:48 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 3:59 PMParticipantsHaig, Alexander M., Jr.;  Nixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On June 6, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 443-16

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 3:48 pm - 3:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 39-112]
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Hello?
Yeah, hello?
What about the South Vietnam?
Hello?
Sorry.
You know, would you let him worry, huh?
He said...
He said, Caldwell says I'm true.
I think Bobby did it, maybe he didn't know.
Even though we didn't get to press, it doesn't matter.
So let's do it out.
How about free some food?
There's no way we can do that.
What does he think about the six days?
He doesn't.
I'll be darned.
But you still got the other fellow working on it.
See what he comes up with.
See, I'll show you.
I've showed you those.
Couldn't have done them unchecked because people talk to, like, B.R.
Rick for any other reason about this.
Heck, if we throw it on, Henry P. and Labor comes up and slashes it.
We're going to have to...
How does he feel about the format now?
In other words, how does he feel about the format now?
And just gradually, you know what I mean?
And we'll have a better old world that way.
And make a lot of money too.
Right?
Yeah.
Well, it's true.
All of us do, but we believe how much we have in the market.
But he's so valuable.
He's got the thing that he has.
He told you.
Well, let's see.
Let's see.
You see a question in the pictures?
Okay.
Oh, all right.
I hope that you did say, all right, I'm just going to release it.
This is a thorough survey.
There's a file I filed.
The files are all in the bureau.
He knows that we're not shooting at him.
He can't understand it.
Now we got people.
Three and 34.
There are 10 seconds left.
But they're not going to get away with getting us killed or something for the animals.
You know, it's like on the war, they were running the dark, and I didn't bust my mind.
I mean, you know, I'm not going to do it.
I'm not going to do it.
I'm not going to do it.
I'm not going to do it.
But here, here they, you know, we, you know, chucked, they chucked around a bunch of, you know,
You're probably right.
This is very important.
Really?
Oh.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh.
They are so disturbing.
Unbelievable.
Wow.
It was hilarious.
You're going to get this later.
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