Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 445 › Conversation 445-011
Nixon & Haig on Public Relations and Administration Strategy
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 1:41 PM–1:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss strategic messaging and public relations efforts intended to shift the administration’s focus away from ongoing investigations and toward a more proactive, self-directed agenda. They coordinate plans for an upcoming announcement or speech to build positive momentum, while touching upon the need to manage potential legal challenges or judicial obstacles. The conversation reflects an effort to maintain political control and confidence despite external pressures.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 445-11
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: 1:41 pm - 1:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[See Conversation No. 40-71]Also recorded on June 13, 1973
- 040-069 1:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:39 pm.
- 040-070 1:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 445-008 1:39 PM · 18 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 445-009 1:39 PM · 41 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 445-010 1:39 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 040-071 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 040-072 1:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 445-012 1:46 PM · 12 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 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 445-011, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).