Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on George H. W. Bush

Monday, May 21, 1973 · 8:32 PM–8:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation439-031 on Tape 439StartMonday, May 21, 1973 at 8:32 PMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 8:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 439-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an brief, late-evening meeting with an unidentified associate, potentially Alexander M. Haig, Jr., to discuss matters involving George H. W. Bush. The conversation centered specifically on the associate's recent interactions or communications with Bush. No further details regarding the nature of these contacts or resulting administrative directives are audible in the provided transcript.

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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 8:32 pm and 8:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 439-31

Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:32 pm and 8:44 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President talked with an unknown person [Alexander M. Haig, Jr.?].

       Unknown person’s contacts with George H. W. Bush

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-135 8:30 PM · 3 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:30 pm to 8:32 pm.
  • 439-030 8:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:30 pm to 8:32 pm.
  • 046-136 8:50 PM · 2 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:50 pm to 8:51 pm.
  • 925-001 8:44 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-002 8:44 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-007 8:44 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-003 8:50 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:06 am.
  • 046-137 9:06 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:27 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 439-031, 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/439-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).