Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 438 › Conversation 438-031

Nixon & Haig on White House documentation and Executive oversight

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 11:36 AM–11:37 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation438-031 on Tape 438StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 11:36 AMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 11:37 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 438-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Haig held a brief meeting to coordinate the review of specific documents related to authorized actions. Nixon requested that Haig prepare and deliver these materials for his personal inspection before they were finalized. The discussion focused on ensuring the President had oversight of documentation before further administrative progress was made.

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that I authorized and so forth and so on.
I wondered if you would put those two percent down.
And I can see that before it's been finalized.
But that wouldn't hurt me so much.
Yeah.
Ma, bring that over to me if you would or something.
OK, thanks.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:36 am to 11:37 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 438-31

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: 11:36 am - 11:37 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 46-142]

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  • 046-141 11:35 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:36 am.
  • 438-030 11:35 AM · 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 11:35 am and 11:36 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 438-031, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-031 (accessed October 25, 2026).