Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 833-013
Date: Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 11:37 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Laird, Melvin R.; Rogers, William P.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Froehlke, Robert F.; Abrams, Creighton W., Jr. (Gen.); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.); Golden, William L. (Lt. Col.); Haig, Alexander M., Sr. (Mrs.); Haig, Patricia; Fox, Alonzo; Haig, Alexander M., Sr.; Haig, Brian; Haig, Barbara; Haig, Frank; Meredith, Edward B.; Meredith, Edward B. (Mrs.); Meredith, George (Mrs.); Woods, Rose Mary; Bull, Stephen B.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie")
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-013

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[0:17] Joe, you stay over here.
[0:47] You can stand on the other side of the secretary there and see if you can read the citation.
[1:11] This woman's been dead?
[1:16] The other side, please.
[1:17] Oh, is that me?
[1:20] Not that.
[1:25] That's...
[1:25] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:28] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:30] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:33] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:34] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:38] I don't know if it's on the video.
[1:46] All right.
[1:56] Well, it's a great opportunity.
[2:10] All right.
[2:11] All right.
[2:16] All it takes, too, is to make a good drink.
[2:51] from January 1969 to December 1972.
[3:03] General Haig occupies a particularly vital position in political and military fighting, and decisions-making at the presidential level can make exceptional contributions to national security policy.
[3:18] General Haig's significant diplomatic mission, his rare talents in selfless devotion to duty, clearly constitute an extraordinary distinguished servant.
[3:28] is in the highest possible position of military service to the United States of America.
[3:34] Thank you.
[4:12] Thank you.
[4:43] Four years, and I'll take his word for it, he's a pilot.
[4:49] He's a four-star pilot.
[4:50] He's a service star for each year.
[4:53] He's in great condition of the soldier's base in the United States.
[4:57] We can be proud of our military leaders throughout our history in the United States.
[5:14] Of course, this is a piece of general David's decision to take it to the end.
[5:19] He's driven it.
[5:20] He had his comment written.
[5:22] But they've also been outstanding at working because of building a world in which we can have true and lasting peace.
[5:31] General David's worked in that cause for 40 years.
[5:34] He's made 10 trips abroad on diplomatic means, on military missions.
[5:40] including the advance step for our journey to .
[5:44] And I would say that if no one serves today who surpasses General Day, having the qualities of first a superb military commander, field commander or commander of higher up, and also the qualities of being a safe
[6:50] We've got a little door up here.
[6:58] I've got a mess of them all.
[6:59] We'll start over here.
[7:00] This is number one.
[7:01] I've got divine eyes.
[7:02] Congratulations.
[7:04] You've already spent the money.
[7:05] Thank you.
[7:05] Thank you.
[7:06] Thank you.
[7:06] Thank you.
[7:07] Thank you.
[7:11] Thank you.
[7:20] I didn't see the last board.
[7:54] Thank you very much.
[8:01] That's where you got your brain.
[8:04] Okay.
[8:04] Okay.
[8:05] Okay.
[8:06] Okay.
[8:07] Okay.
[8:24] Get them all out.
[8:28] Get them all out.
[8:38] All right.
[8:54] I know those long hours that Al was not in his office.
[8:58] Because with Al, I know, I know so often, in terms of problems, day and night, you know, with Henry running around the world, somebody had to run me down.
[9:10] And so, in a certain sense, it had to be a loyal, devoted wife.
[9:14] And it touched her very moment.
[9:17] So I have something for this image.
[9:25] Take a shot at us with the group here, too.
[9:38] You've got General Abrams.
[9:41] Can you put the military people on this side?
[9:46] And you come over here.
[9:56] Fire one so he can have one for each of them.
[10:04] Put us on the smile of this handsome fellow.
[10:06] Thank you, Mr. President.
[10:08] President, you're making me feel like I was very attractive.
[10:11] Well, anyway, the one thing about leaving the White House is that you know that
[10:21] When we took the Mrs. Hayden to El Nel River in Sequoia, in fact, the last time I was on it, December, and they found those quarters over at Fort Myers.
[10:35] We get this, we get a little help with it too.
[10:40] I said, no wonder you're leading the White House.
[10:45] We need a car.
[10:47] We'll get a car, sir.
[10:50] Is there a secretary here?
[10:53] Yes, sir.
[10:53] Mail, of course.
[10:54] Mail.
[10:56] Thank you very much.
[10:57] We'll see you around.
[10:59] Have a good time.
[11:01] Bye.
[11:02] Thank you.
[11:02] Let's move out of the way.
[11:42] Bye.
[11:43] We'll see you.
[11:43] Enjoy your house.