Secret White House Tapes

167–16

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167–16
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Alexander M. Haig
May 20, 1973
Conversation No. 167-16

Date: May 20, 1973
Time: 2:55pm - 3:07 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.


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Conversation No. 167-16 (cont’d)

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Watergate

-White House response

-Forthcoming White Paper

-Preparation

-Bryce N. Harlow

-Forthcoming meeting with Haig

-Content and wording

-National security

-Lie detector tests for leaks

-White House response

-Forthcoming White Paper
-Content and wording
-Haig’s conversation with Elliot L. Richardson
-Confirmation
-Archibald Cox’s confirmation
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Cox
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Morality of wiretaps
-Conversations with Haig
-Wiretaps
-Possible press conference
-Effect of leaks
-Wiretaps

-Washington Post story

-President’s responsibility

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. March-2011)

Conversation No. 167-16 (cont’d)

-Robert F. (“Bobby”) Kennedy’s activity

-Foreign policy

-White House response

-Forthcoming White Paper

-President’s schedule

-Preparation

-National security

-National security

-President’s conversation with Henry E. Petersen


Kissinger
-Report on communiqué

National economy
-Haig’s meeting
-George P. Shultz, Roy L. Ash, William E. Simon, Arthur F. Burns and
Herbert G. Stein
-Economics compared with politics
-August 15, 1971 decision
-Shultz’s views
-Simon’s opinion
-Simon’s views

-Phase II

-Wage and price freeze

-Controls

-Energy


Energy
-John B. Connally
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Connally

Haig’s schedule

Watergate
-White House response
-President’s conversation with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Resignation and impeachment

-Effect

-Soviet Union

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. March-2011)

Conversation No. 167-16 (cont’d)

-World

-US public

-White House response

-White House response

-Congress

-John C. Stennis and Barry M. Goldwater

-Stennis

-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

-White House response

-Possible release of memorandum
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