Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 3:25 PM–3:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to briefly discuss the scheduling of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The discussion was fragmented and inconclusive, providing little substantive detail regarding administrative operations or strategic decision-making. The meeting concluded quickly without any clear record of action items or formal agreements.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1973, 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 3:25 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-18
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President met with an unknown person.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 439-18 (cont’d)
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:40 pm.Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 439-017 3:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 439-019 3:40 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 439-020 4:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
- 439-021 4:26 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:26 pm to 4:40 pm.
- 439-022 4:55 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 5:25 pm.
- 046-129 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
- 046-130 5:25 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
- 046-131 5:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-018, 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/439-018 (accessed October 25, 2026).