Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 929 › Conversation 929-009

Nixon & Haig

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 12:11 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation929-009 on Tape 929StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 12:11 PMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 929-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate their respective calendars. The conversation focused on the President's availability and the scheduling of Haig's upcoming commitments. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 929-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 929-9

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

       Haig’s schedule
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 929-10 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 929-009, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/929-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).