Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 933 › Conversation 933-009

Nixon, Laird & Haig on White House staff and George Shultz

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 11:37 AM–11:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Laird, Melvin R.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation933-009 on Tape 933StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:37 AMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 933-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Melvin Laird and Alexander Haig to discuss personnel shifts and the restructuring of responsibilities within the White House staff. The conversation focused on reassigning George Shultz’s duties, specifically moving him out of his energy portfolio to prioritize trade policy. The participants also touched upon the organizational roles of Roy Ash and other administrative adjustments to long-term policy management.

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I figure that Ed basically is in the top.
He's basically in the top by a step or two.
And we've kind of changed the Schultz thing around a little bit.
That's moving in a different direction at the present time.
Because he's really going to spend time with the trade.
Well, that's right.
But we're going to move him out of energy, and he knows that.
Then I think we want to look over the long haul.
Well, really, the secretary's in Turkey.
Well, really, the secretary's in Turkey.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 933-9

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 11:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Melvin R. Laird and Alexander M. Haig, Jr..

       Weather
       White House staff roles
             -Roy L. Ash
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 933-9 (cont’d)

              -George P. Shultz’s role
                    -Treasury Department
                    -Energy

The tape cut out at an unknown time before 11:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 933-009, 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/933-009 (accessed October 14, 2026).