{"conversationCode":"936-001","tapeNumber":936,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-936-001","startDateTime":"1973-06-11T19:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-11T19:09:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Jun-1973","startTime":"3:05 PM","endDate":"11-Jun-1973","endTime":"3:09 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","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.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 936-1\n\nDate: June 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:09 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This recording began while the meeting was in\nprogress.\n\n       Elliot L. Richardson\n               -Tenure\n               -Watergate\n                      -International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]\n                      -President’s knowledge\n\nHaig left at an unknown time before 3:09 pm.","filename":["936-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"935-015","nextCode":"936-002","transcript":[{"start":0.31,"end":4.17,"text":"He's got any doubts about the president or whatever it is that he should resign."},{"start":4.2,"end":6.64,"text":"That's a great idea, but I don't know how great it is about me."},{"start":6.66,"end":8.18,"text":"I'm not going to send him to the jury."},{"start":8.2,"end":9.72,"text":"I don't know if he doesn't trust his boss."},{"start":10.3,"end":12.66,"text":"I mean, I'm not his right-hand man."},{"start":12.68,"end":15.62,"text":"Does he have any doubts about you about the NYPD thing?"},{"start":16.6,"end":21.36,"text":"Well, he's plain and cute, and he's just not going to go home this way."},{"start":21.52,"end":22.1,"text":"He can't have it."},{"start":22.12,"end":24.12,"text":"Does he have any doubts about the NYPD?"},{"start":24.28,"end":24.44,"text":"No."},{"start":24.5,"end":24.56,"text":"No."},{"start":24.62,"end":24.78,"text":"Okay."},{"start":27.32,"end":27.91,"text":"Very good, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Elliot Richardson","Watergate","Resignation","ITT","Executive-Cabinet relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:33:08.941Z"},"topicSlugs":["elliot-richardson","watergate","resignation","itt","executive-cabinet-relations"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"936-001.mp3","bytes":1058816,"durationSec":32.95,"bitrate":257098,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/936-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/936-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/936/conversation-936-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}