920–11

Conversation No. 920-11

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 5:53 pm - 6:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Watergate
-Huston Plan
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.’s forthcoming call to Robert C. Mardian
-Termination
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Haig’s conversation with Haldeman

-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters

-Possible White House response

-Umbrella theory

-[Plumbers]

-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh

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Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)

-President’s previous conversation with Buzhardt
-John W. Dean III’s motive
-Huston Plan
-Termination
-Haldeman
-J. Edgar Hoover
-Surreptitious entry
-Purpose
-Weathermen


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Watergate

-Huston Plan

-Possible White House response

-Watergate burglars

-White House response

-Huston Plan

-Ervin Committee
-Buzhardt
-[William] Stuart Symington
-Possible leak
-Attitude towards intelligence agencies
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(rev. August-2011)

Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)

-Possible White House response
-Termination
-Intelligence committee
-Mardian
-William C. Sullivan
-Hoover

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 6:02 pm.

Watergate
-Huston Plan
-1971 announcement of intelligence reorganization
-Purpose
-Students for a Democratic Society [SDS] and Weathermen

Buzhardt entered at an unknown time after 6:02 pm.

Watergate

-Huston Plan

-Analysis group
-Bernie Welles
-Function
-Operations
-Dean

-Knowledge

-Motive

-Role

-Buzhardt’s previous conversation with Mardian
-Dean’s role
-Analysis group
-1971 charter
-Huston’s phraseology
-Surreptitious entry
-Hoover’s activities
-Weatherman
-Termination
-Buzhardt’s forthcoming conversations
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Tape Subject Log

(rev. August-2011)

Conversation No. 920-11 (cont’d)

-Coordinating group

-Charter

-Buzhardt’s conversation with Mardian
-Meeting location
-Welles
-Judge in Washington State
-Implementation

The President et al. left at 6:11 pm.