Date: June 5, 1973
Time: 8:28 am – 8:38 a.m.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Watergate
-Hugh Scott’s forthcoming statement on wiretaps, June 5th
-President’s forthcoming meeting with Congressional leaders
-President’s forthcoming meeting with Gerald R. Ford and Scott
-Preparation
-Tone and content
-Numbers and character
-Newsmen
-Elliott L. Richardson
-Newsmen
John B. Connally
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-2011)
-Schedule
-Conversation with Haig, June 4th
-Forthcoming statement
-Tone
-Role on White House staff
-Energy, economics [?]
-Importance
-Melvin R. Laird
-Frequency of work
-Intensity
-Conversation in coming months
-Significance
-Conversation with Haig
-Controversy
-Top-level advisory
-Conflict of interest
-James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa
Watergate
-News summary
-John W. Dean, III
-Television coverage
-London Times story, June 5, 1973
-US press coverage
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 8:28 am.
President’s schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.
Watergate
-London Times story
-Dean
-Statement concerning meetings with President
-White House response
-Release of logs
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-2011)
-Legal questions
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Archibald Cox
-Cox
-Possible resignation
-Reason
-Ervin Committee
-Richardson
-Statement
-Haig’s forthcoming call
-Dean’s resignation
-Dean’s files
-Actions
-Reasons
White House staff
-Laird
-Announcement
-Peter G. Peterson
-Recommendations for announcements
-Build-up
Watergate
-Figures [on wiretaps]
-[Scott]
-Scott’s forthcoming statement
-Request for figures
The President and Haig left at 8:38 am.