Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 436 › Conversation 436-016

Nixon & Haig

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 8:15 PM–8:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation436-016 on Tape 436StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 8:15 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 8:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 436-016 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, 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 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 436-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 436-16

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

      Haig’s schedule

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Hi, Al?
Finished your meeting or still in?
Oh, yeah.
You got a minute?
Want to come over to have a minute?
Thank you.

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  • 046-036 7:27 PM · 11 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 046-037 7:27 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 436-017 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm.
  • 046-040 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:01 pm.
  • 436-018 8:20 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 pm to 9:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 436-016, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/436-016 (accessed November 15, 2026).