Secret White House Tapes

918–15

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918–15
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Alexander M. Haig
  • UNKNOWN
May 15, 1973
Conversation No. 918-15

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Watergate

-John W. Dean, III documents

-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

-Elliot L. Richardson

-Confirmation

-Special Prosecutor

-Special Prosecutor

-President’s role in appointing

-Richardson

-Role in investigation

-Vote count

-William E. Timmons
-Confirmation
-Vote count
-Timmons
-Buzhardt’s conversation with Haig, May 15, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. June-2012)

Conversation No. 918-15 (cont’d)

-Special Prosecutor
-Harold R. Tyler, Jr.
-Buzhardt
-Need for quick appointment
-President’s role in appointing
-Richardson’s statement
-Dean
-Leonard Garment
-Richardson’s statement, May 14, 1973
-White House suggestions

Richardson

-Appointment

-Rejection
-Concern regarding Defense Department
-Dr. James R. Schlesinger

Watergate

-Special Prosecutor


President’s forthcoming speech

-John K. Andrews, Jr.

-Henry A. Kissinger

-Vietnam

-Phraseology

-Congressional action on Southeast Asia

John B. Connally’s schedule

-Stephen B. Bull

-George P. Shultz

-National economy

-Charles J. DiBona

-Energy

-Haig and Roy L. Ash

-Cabinet meetings


An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 10:45 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. June-2012)

Conversation No. 918-15 (cont’d)


Haile Selassie’s location

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.

Connally’s schedule

-Forthcoming meeting with Haig and Ash

-Forthcoming meeting with the President


Watergate
-Kissinger

-Joseph Kraft

-Wiretaps

-Kraft

-Plumbers

-National security


Haig left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.
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