Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 942 › Conversation 942-008

Nixon & Haig on Presidential administration and Executive decision-making

Friday, June 15, 1973 · 9:51 AM–9:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation942-008 on Tape 942StartFriday, June 15, 1973 at 9:51 AMEndFriday, June 15, 1973 at 9:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 942-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. in the Oval Office to discuss unspecified administrative or strategic matters. While the transcript remains unavailable, the brief meeting resulted in an agreement between the two participants. The discussion concluded within seven minutes, marking a quick interaction between the President and his Chief of Staff.

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NARA Description

On June 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 942-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 942-8

Date: June 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:51 am and 9:58 am
Location: Oval Office
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 942-8 (cont’d)

The President met with an unknown man [Alexander M. Haig, Jr. ?].

     Question
          -Agreement

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:58 am.

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942-005 8:46 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:20 am.
942-006 8:46 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:51 am.
040-123 9:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am.
942-007 9:51 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:58 am.
942-009 9:58 AM · 22 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 942-008, June 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/942-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).