Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-009
Nixon & Haig on White House logistics
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 12:34 PM–12:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. briefly coordinated their schedules to transition to a follow-up meeting. This exchange served as a logistical precursor to a more substantive discussion, as evidenced by the President's prompt to proceed to the next location. The conversation was limited to moving the executive agenda forward.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-9 Date: May 21, 1973 Time: 12:34 pm - 12:35 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [See Conversation No. 46-128]
Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 046-126 11:51 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:34 pm.
- 046-128 12:34 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 439-010 12:35 PM · 32 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 12:35 pm and 12:40 pm.
- 439-011 12:40 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 439-012 1:10 PM · 21 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-013 1:10 PM · 32 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-015 1:10 PM · 10 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-016 1:10 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-009, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).