Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 936 › Conversation 936-001
Nixon & Haig on Elliot Richardson and Watergate
Monday, June 11, 1973 · 3:05 PM–3:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig discussed the potential resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson regarding his professional loyalty and trust in the administration. The conversation centered on Richardson's concerns regarding the Watergate scandal and his involvement in the ITT investigation. Nixon expressed firm resistance toward Richardson’s potential departure, emphasizing that he would not force the issue before a jury or capitulate to demands based on internal distrust.
- Elliot Richardson
- Watergate
- Resignation
- ITT
- Executive-Cabinet relations
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NARA Description
On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 936-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 936-1
Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:09 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This recording began while the meeting was in
progress.
Elliot L. Richardson
-Tenure
-Watergate
-International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-President’s knowledge
Haig left at an unknown time before 3:09 pm.Also recorded on June 11, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 936-001, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/936-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).