Secret White House Tapes

40–48

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40–48
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Alexander M. Haig
June 12, 1973
Conversation No. 40-48

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 10:59 pm - 11:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Energy

-William W. Scranton

-Contacts

-Coal industry [?]

-Oil industry

-Media coverage
-Compared to Peter G. Peterson
-Scranton’s notoriety
-Scranton’s capabilities
-Forthcoming conversation with President

-Job offer

-Positions

-Opposition to President

-Youth issues

-Fossil fuels

-Capitalist viewpoints

-Advantages

-Management experience

-Press reaction

-White House staff

-Forthcoming telephone call from Haig
-Job offer from President

-Haig’s assessment

-Presidential assessment

-Liberal stance

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Tape Subject Log

(rev. March-2011)

Conversation No. 40-47 (cont’d)

-President’s request for service
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] announcements
-John J. McCloy
-Telephone call from Haig
-Mary Scranton
-President schedule
-Meeting with Scranton
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