Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 937 › Conversation 937-001

Nixon & Haig on Congressional relations and Leonid Brezhnev

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 8:30 AM–8:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation937-001 on Tape 937StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 937-001 ↗

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President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to coordinate the President's schedule with congressional leaders, specifically addressing briefings on the upcoming Leonid Brezhnev summit and Vietnam negotiations. They decided to postpone a meeting with congressional leaders regarding economic controls to avoid presenting an appearance of unresolved conflict in Paris. The discussion also briefly touched upon the political implications of current Watergate-related news and Vice President Spiro Agnew's recent activities.

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Hi Alex, what is the deal with, uh, uh, him stepping in and fighting these leaders before he knows the opportunity?
Uh, yes sir, I talked to Henry about it.
He said he thought we could better do it than any event because I'll have to caution him if he fails.
And he also, uh, did what he said he couldn't get to here unless we had had him at least a day before.
And most of them, he had some son on staff, I'm sure.
It would be very worthwhile to get asked, especially if you're the Jackson type of person.
Okay.
And the substance goes fluid, or as you say, he got out of here great or what?
No, I think he's, I still think he's confident that he'll get to that point.
I'm waiting right now to hear from him.
I've got an hour and two to go.
Yes.
See this?
I've got school crops and nothing to do with it.
It says here it needs to be affirmed.
Able site on the right.
He's going to run a fleet that goes.
So this is a true modification on the conditions that are here as well.
And boy, it is something to pay attention to.
Yeah, well, we've got to do a second.
Let's see what we want to do.
We want to do a second.
Yes, he is.
Can I, uh... Can I hold the gun?
First, can we stand together?
It would be better to call him off snap basis.
I...
I'll tell him to have a look.
Well, I think we should.
I don't think I should walk in there and say, well, we can't reach agreement in Paris.
And then, of course, we will be calling it tomorrow for the economic thing.
What we should do is just postpone it to tomorrow.
Yeah, just say our meeting has been postponed until a certain time.
Yes, sir.
He knows that, uh, he knows your water gets, uh, you're sending him.
It's good.
I don't think it's good.
See, yeah, it's fine.
I didn't think below that, though.
It's like a river.
I wouldn't be talking business now.
Yeah, I'm talking business.
There's a, there's a, I know this is interesting, and certainly shows a lot of water-based things, but it's one that's, uh, picks up baggages.
He talks about a compact bag.
He talks about a compact bag.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 937-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 937-1

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 8:30 am - 8:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     President’s schedule
           -Congressional leaders briefing
                 -William E. Timmons
                 -Henry A. Kissinger’s view
                 -Timmons
                 -Forthcoming Leonid Brezhnev summit
                       -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson

     Vietnam negotiations
          -Prospects
          -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft
          -South Vietnam
                -Cable
                      -Sign
                -Nguyen Van Thieu

     President’s schedule
           -Congressional leaders
                 -Timmons
                 -Vietnam negotiations
                 -Cancellation
                 -Agreement
                       -Paris
                 -Economic controls
                 -Postponement

     Watergate
          -News summary
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 937-1 (cont’d)

                  -Spiro Agnew’s speech
                        -Herbert W. Kalmbach
                        -John W. Dean, III

Haig left at 8:35 am.

Also recorded on June 12, 1973

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  • 040-022 8:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 8:44 am to 8:46 am.
  • 937-003 8:44 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:18 am.
  • 040-023 9:18 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:18 am.
  • 937-004 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:18 am.
  • 040-024 9:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
  • 937-005 9:19 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 937-001, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/937-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).