Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 947 › Conversation 947-006

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

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 11:02 AM–11:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation947-006 on Tape 947StartTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 11:02 AMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 947-006 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to conduct a review of Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s schedule. The discussion centered on managing the operational calendar and professional commitments of the White House Chief of Staff. No further details regarding the substance of the scheduling decisions or potential policy implications were recorded.

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On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 947-6

Date: July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:02 am and 11:22 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.
  • 128-002 10:24 AM · 2 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Roy L. Ash, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N. Harlow, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John T. Dunlop, Anne L. Armstrong, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:48 pm.
  • 947-004 10:24 AM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Gerald R. Ford, Hugh Scott, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:02 am.
  • 947-005 11:02 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:22 am.
  • 947-007 11:22 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 12:18 pm.
  • 947-008 12:24 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Froehlke, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 947-009 12:28 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 947-010 12:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 947-011 12:29 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Verl M. Buxton, Mrs. Verl M. Buxton, Carol Buxton, Mark Buxton, Dale Buxton, Earl L. Butz, Wallace F. Bennett, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:43 pm.

Conversation 947-006, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/947-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).