Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 304 › Conversation 304-010
Nixon & Haig on Congressional relations and Political strategy
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 3:12 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the delivery of a message to an unnamed recipient regarding the maintenance of critical congressional support. Nixon expresses a desire to present personal recommendations to the individual in question to ensure legislative backing for the administration. The conversation focuses on balancing the formality of a written letter with the tactical benefits of an oral message to secure necessary political cooperation.
- Congressional relations
- Political strategy
- Administration messaging
- Legislative support
- Communication tactics
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 304-10 Date: October 25, 1971 Time: 3:12 pm 3:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [See Conversation No. 12-117]
Also recorded on October 25, 1971
- 012-116 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 304-009 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 012-117 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 012-118 3:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-011 3:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-012 3:15 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-013 3:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-014 3:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 304-010, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/304-010 (accessed September 19, 2026).