Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-009

Nixon & Haig on Executive Office Administration and Briefings

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 9:06 AM–9:28 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation334-009 on Tape 334 (tape position 01:08:53–01:09:10)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 9:06 AMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 9:28 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to coordinate scheduling and logistical arrangements for upcoming executive meetings. The brief exchange focused primarily on confirming the President's availability and managing his immediate briefing agenda. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion was confined to administrative movement and sequence of appointments.

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Did you come up to get me now?
Or are you in a briefing?
Fine, okay.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:28 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-9

Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:06 am and 9:28 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [Alexander M. Haig, Jr.?].

     Meeting with the President

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  • 334-013 10:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:25 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-009, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).