915–1

Conversation No. 915-1

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 7:59 am - 8:29 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Watergate
-News coverage

-Motives

-Public reaction

-Daniel Ellsberg’s actions compared to handling of cables
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Conversation with the President
-Possible meeting with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
-Charles W. Colson
-Possible meeting with Buzhardt
-Papers

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 7:59 am.

President’s schedule

-Stephen B. Bull and Haig


The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:29 am.

Watergate

-Colson

-Papers

-Haldeman’s papers

-Executive privilege
-White House possession
-Buzhardt to research
-Papers of Colson, Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
-Buzhardt
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. May-2012)

Conversation No. 915-1 (cont’d)

-News report regarding John W. Dean, III

-Implication of the President

-President’s conversation with Dean and Haldeman, March 21

-Clemency and money issues

-President’s conversation with Haldeman, May 9

-Content

-Blackmail

-Clemency

-Money

-John N. Mitchell

-Conversation with Dean

-Haldeman’s testimony

-E. Howard Hunt, Jr. and Ehrlichman

-Plumbers
-William O. Bittman

-President’s reaction

-Haldeman’s possible testimony

-Application of executive privilege
-Testimony on conversations and release of papers

President’s conversations with Haldeman
-Range of subjects
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Possible problems

-Haldeman’s papers

-Possible effects of release

-World reaction


Buzhardt’s schedule
-Leonard Garment

Personnel appointments
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Confirmation as Attorney General
-Warren E. Hearnes

-Missouri Governorship

-Presidency of Governors Association

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. May-2012)

Conversation No. 915-1 (cont’d)

-Lawyer

-Partisanship

-Possible recommendation as Special Prosecutor

-Democrat

-Special Prosecutor

-Issue of line of authority

-Richardson’s confirmation

-Stance during hearings

-Impact of possible disapproval

-Secretary of Defense

-Senate Judiciary Committee

-James O. Eastland

-William E. Timmons

-William P. Rogers

-Haig

-Cabinet meeting

-Haig’s previous conversation with Richardson

-Richardson’s reaction

-Timing of confirmation


Watergate
-Buzhardt’s forthcoming meeting with John C. Stennis
-Stennis
-Ervin Committee

-Howard H. Baker, Jr.

-Witnesses’ possible testimony

-Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Mitchell

-President

-Possible departure from office

-White House reaction

-Effect on White House staff and Cabinet

-President’s speech, May 9

-Spiro T. Agnew

-Special Prosecutor

-Hearns

-William C. Sullivan

-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] activities

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. May-2012)

Conversation No. 915-1 (cont’d)

-Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert F. (“Bobby”) Kennedy
-Daniel Ellsberg
-J. Edgar Hoover
-Actions

-Dean’s documents

-Dean

-Meeting with the President and Haldeman, September 19, 1972
-Content
-News story regarding statements to investigators

-White House response

-Buzhardts forthcoming meeting with Stennis

-Senate hearings


Haig left at 8:29 am.