Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 443 › Conversation 443-016
Nixon & Haig on Information security and Administration strategy
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 3:48 PM–3:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig meet to discuss sensitive administrative and political intelligence matters, including the handling of specific files and potential leaks. The conversation touches on concerns regarding information security, the management of personnel or associates described as "valuable," and the strategic release of information. The discussion reflects the administration's preoccupation with controlling the narrative surrounding internal documents and external perceptions of their operations.
- Information security
- Administration strategy
- Intelligence management
- Political leaks
- Document handling
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NARA Description
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 3:48 pm to 3:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 443-16 Date: June 6, 1973 Time: 3:48 pm - 3:59 pm Location: Executive Office Building Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 39-112]
Also recorded on June 6, 1973
- 039-111 3:21 PM · 29 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 443-013 3:21 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 443-014 3:22 PM · 7 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 3:22 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 443-015 3:22 PM · 17 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 3:22 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 039-112 3:48 PM · 11 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 039-113 3:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 443-017 3:59 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 3:59 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 039-114 4:24 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone from 4:24 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 443-016, 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/443-016 (accessed September 28, 2026).