Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-028
Nixon & Haig on White House document security
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 3:07 PM–3:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig held a brief, cryptic discussion regarding the urgent location and secure handling of sensitive documents that Nixon wanted kept hidden from certain individuals. Nixon expressed frustration over the inability of staff to retrieve these materials from a safe within the building. The President directed Haig to locate the files immediately and ensure their contents remained shielded from unauthorized access.
- White House document security
- Alexander Haig
- Internal administration procedures
- Sensitive materials
- Executive office management
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-28
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 3:07 pm - 3:08 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
[See Conversation No. 46-15]
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Conversation No. 434-9 (cont’d)Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 046-013 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 434-025 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 046-014 3:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 434-026 3:01 PM · 11 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 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 434-027 3:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 046-015 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 046-016 3:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 434-029 3:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-028, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-028 (accessed October 5, 2026).