Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 933 › Conversation 933-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 11:41 AM–11:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation933-010 on Tape 933StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:41 AMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 933-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate the timing and communication of personnel changes involving Melvin Laird and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The discussion centered on ensuring the public announcement of Haig’s retirement from the military was handled properly. The parties agreed to contact staff members John Irving and others to manage the dissemination of this information through wire services.

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Easy across the street, I mean, anything I can do for you?
Yeah, you can do this.
Yeah, I'll call up.
I'll call up and call John Irving and talk to him.
That this announcement about Laird and Haig, that Haig is retired from the Army.
That's being announced.
That's being announced.
That's being announced.
That's being announced.
That's being announced.
Bye.
Bye.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 933-10

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:41 am and 11:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Stephen B. Bull’s location
              -Old Executive Office Building [EOB]

       Unknown man’s forthcoming calls to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
            -Melvin R. Laird appointment
            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s retirement from the military
                    -Laird’s experience
            -Press coverage by wire services

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:44 am.

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

  • 933-006 10:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 11:05 am.
  • 933-007 10:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 11:05 am.
  • 933-008 11:05 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), Gerald L. Warren, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and George Meany met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:35 am.
  • 039-101 11:11 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:35 am.
  • 039-102 11:11 AM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, George Meany, and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:35 am.
  • 933-013 11:35 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:37 am.
  • 933-009 11:37 AM · 53 sec — 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.
  • 933-011 11:44 AM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles A. Wright, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, Melvin R. Laird, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 933-010, 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/933-010 (accessed October 14, 2026).