Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 443 › Conversation 443-007

Nixon & Haig on White House briefing

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 1:40 PM–1:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsHaig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation443-007 on Tape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 1:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 443-007 ↗

President Nixon and Alexander Haig briefly discuss the possibility of scheduling an evening meeting to review certain reading materials. The conversation remains ambiguous regarding the specific documents in question and ultimately concludes without a firm commitment or definitive action. The exchange serves as a preliminary coordination effort to assess the President's availability for a follow-up briefing.

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Hello?
I thought tonight, if you're free, are you reading that?
Maybe we might invite, invite, I don't know.
I thought we might have time, but I'm not sure.
We're not sure what you're reading.
Okay.
Okay.

On June 6, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 1:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 443-7

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 1:40 pm and 1:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 443-7 (cont’d)

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  • 039-105 1:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:09 pm.
  • 443-004 1:04 PM · 9 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 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 443-005 1:04 PM · 18 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 443-006 1:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 039-106 1:09 PM · 28 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:38 pm.
  • 039-107 1:38 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:38 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 443-008 1:42 PM · 8 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 1:42 pm and 2:34 pm.

Conversation 443-007, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).