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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-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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-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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-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.