Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-024

Nixon & Haig on Patrick Buchanan and Spiro T. Agnew

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 5:13 PM–5:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation440-024 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:13 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander Haig to discuss the nature and implications of Patrick Buchanan’s recent interactions with Vice President Spiro Agnew. The brief consultation focused on assessing the political fallout and potential risks associated with these communications. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short exchange regarding the internal dynamics of the administration.

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But, uh, it's not a calorie reaction.

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 at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-24

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

       Patrick J. Buchanan’s contact with Spiro T. Agnew

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  • 046-158 5:12 PM · 17 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-022 5:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-023 5:13 PM · 1 min — 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-025 5:13 PM · 18 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-024, 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/440-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).