Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 949 › Conversation 949-015

Nixon & Haig on Ronald Ziegler and Motorcade planning

Thursday, July 12, 1973 · 8:22 PM–8:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation949-015 on Tape 949StartThursday, July 12, 1973 at 8:22 PMEndThursday, July 12, 1973 at 8:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 949-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming appearances. The discussion focused on the President's official schedule and the planning of a motorcade, potentially involving Ronald L. Ziegler. The meeting served to finalize details for immediate executive travel and public outreach operations.

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NARA Description

On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 949-15

Date: July 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:33 pm and 8:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

       President’s schedule
              -Ronald L. Ziegler [?]
              -Motorcade

Haig left at an unknown time before 8:44 pm.

Also recorded on July 13, 1973

  • 949-013 8:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:33 pm.
  • 949-014 8:22 PM · 14 min — Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, President Richard M. Nixon, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 949-016 8:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 041-068 8:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:33 pm.
  • 041-069 8:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:33 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 041-070 8:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 949-017 8:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 949-018 8:46 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 pm and 8:48 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 949-015, July 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/949-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).